All Views Articles for 2010-04-10
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Bob Herbert A Voice of Reason The Republican Party is not simply the "just-say-no" party. It's also a shameless advocate of the free lunch. Ronald Reagan famously told us he could jack up defense spending, cut taxes and balance... Read more |
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Ronnie Cummins, Will Allen Is This Factory Farming's Tobacco Moment? The nation's chemical and energy-intensive food and farming system, Food Inc., is out-of-control, posing a mortal threat to public health, the environment, and climate stability. Economically... Read more |
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Sasha Abramsky Scratching the Surface of America Hiking in the Grand Canyon, you can leave the political realities of the US behind – and they're easier to navigate on your return Read more |
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Tony Judt Ill Fares the Land Something is profoundly wrong with the way we live today. For thirty years we have made a virtue out of the pursuit of material self-interest: indeed, this very pursuit now constitutes whatever... Read more |
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Raed Jarrar Iraq: Seven Years of Occupation On April 9, 2003, exactly seven years ago, Baghdad fell under the US-led occupation. Baghdad did not fall in 21 days, though; it fell after 13 years of wars, bombings and economic sanctions. Millions... Read more |
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Stephanie Westbrook Occupied Washington, DC As a visitor to our nation's capital, I cannot tell you how disconcerting it is to step off the metro and find yourself face to face with a F-35 fighter jet. Where you would normally expect to find... Read more |
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Michael Winship In West Virginia, Coal Miners' Slaughter The high cost of energy in America was paid in human lives this week, with the deaths of more than two dozen miners in a massive explosion at the Upper Big Branch coal mine in West Virginia. It's the... Read more |
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Bill Quigley Nine Myths about Socialism in the US Glenn Beck and other far right multi-millionaires are claiming that the US is hot on the path towards socialism. Part of their claim is that the US is much more generous and supportive of our working... Read more |