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Swanson: Where Does War Come From?
Nov 12, 2012
War is waged by a nation that accepts the waging of war. That acceptance needs to end now
Sharma: Food Wastage
Nov 06, 2012
Collectively, Americans waste $165 billion worth of food every year
Street: The Prospects for a Decent Future
Nov 02, 2012
If we accept periodic U.S. elections as an adequate expression and spectrum of democratic politics and popular voice, we’re done for
Shiva: GMOs, Seed Wars, and Knowledge Wars
Oct 31, 2012
Genetically engineered seeds and crops (GMOs) have unleashed seed wars, and knowledge wars
Swanson: Protection from Peace Activists
Oct 29, 2012
Each oh-so-dangerous demonstrator has been issued an order of protection -- not to protect them but to protect the Lieutenant Colonel from them
Smith-Ferri: Dreaming of Duvets
Oct 23, 2012
In Afghanistan, with a child mortality rate of nearly twenty percent, many children never even have a chance to form dreams, yet alone to realize one
Schulte: Is It A Woman's World Now?
Oct 20, 2012
If conditions and opportunities for women have improved at all, it's because there was a struggle to improve them
Sturgis: The Anti-Scientists
Oct 11, 2012
Members of the House Science Committee that have expressed anti-scientific views
Street: There’s No Economy on a Dead Planet
Oct 09, 2012
There’s something missing from the presidential campaign, including the first presidential debate last week – the fate of the Earth
Schechter: The Russell Tribunal on Palestine
Oct 08, 2012
The needs and concerns of the Palestinian people are not in the news much in the United States even though the issues have been around for decades
Schechter: Is IranTelling Us Something?
Oct 02, 2012
There are clearly initiatives underway to build bridges, but so far, media outlets, eager to fan the flames of confrontation and polarization, have ignored them
Street: On Class Rule and Theater Politics
Sep 30, 2012
Romney is taking “out of touch” to a new level. He seems straight from central casting when it comes to helping Obama easily beat the Republicans
Sturgis: Disenfranchising Latino Voters
Sep 28, 2012
Number of states that have enacted voting restrictions, which a new report from the Advancement Project finds will have a disproportionate effect on Latino voters: 23
Slaughter: Strikes at Walmart
Sep 26, 2012
A strike at Walmart? Two of them
Sturgis: Fracking's Toll On Communities
Sep 25, 2012
A new report examines the environmental and health damage from fracking
Schechter: When Is A Terrorist Not A Terrorist?
Sep 24, 2012
Question: When is a terrorist a terrorist? Answer: When the US government says so
Street: The 1% and the 47%
Sep 23, 2012
As the rich never admit, they aren’t really anti-government. They are for big government that serves elite interests and punishes the rest
Sturgis: Reality & Romney's Tax Claims
Sep 22, 2012
Date that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney told wealthy donors that "47 percent" of U.S. voters "pay no income tax": 9/17/2012
Schechter: An “October Surprise?
Sep 19, 2012
Obama may need a conflict to win over independents
Nov 17, 2012
The urgency of action on the climate issue has become clearer than ever thanks to this year’s extreme weather