All Views Articles for 2013-05-15
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Stephen Zunes Despite Horrific Repression, the U.S. Should Stay Out of Syria The worsening violence and repression in Syria has left policymakers scrambling to think of ways the United States could help end the bloodshed and support those seeking to dislodge the Assad regime... Read more |
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Fran Quigley How the US Turned Three Pacifists into Violent Terrorists Read more |
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Sadhbh Walshe Many US Women Can't Afford To Do What Angelina Jolie Did Angelina Jolie was brave to share details of her double mastectomy, but it's hardly an option for all women Read more |
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Jeff Bryant America’s Education Spring: A Growing Revolt Against ‘Reform’ Mandates “It’s always hard to tell for sure exactly when a revolution starts,” wrote John Tierny in The Atlantic recently. Read more |
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Glenn Greenwald The Major Sea Change in Media Discussions of Obama and Civil Liberties The controversies over the IRS and especially the AP phone records appear to have long-lasting effects Read more |
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Jesse Hagopian Seattle Test Boycott Victory: One Step in the Struggle for Quality Education “High schools may opt out of MAP in 2013-14." Read more |
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Arn Pearson The IRS Should Do More, Not Less, Scrutinizing of Political Groups Since Citizens United, the super rich are using nonprofits to shield their political spending. They need more oversight Read more |
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John Atcheson The Fire Next Time: Media Advice for Reporting this Year’s Climate Change Stories It’s noon in Southern California… a place known for its friendly climate and pleasant temperatures. But today, the thermometer already reads 97 degrees. Not very hospitable. Read more |
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David Vine Baseworld Profiteering: Where Has All The Money Gone? How Contractors Raked in $385 Billion to Build and Support Bases Abroad since 2001 Read more |
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MADRE An Open Letter to the Indigenous Peoples of Guatemala The international human rights community has been watching for months as former dictator Efrain Rios Montt was brought to trial, thirty years after he led a genocide against Guatemala’s Indigenous... Read more |