All Views Articles for 2017-06-21
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Ralph Nader Closing Democracy’s Doors Until the People Open Them In 2006 a book was published called Losing Our Democracy by civic leader, Mark Green. His 21 st book, it was the usual Mark Green brand of meticulous research with memorable examples. One would have... Read more |
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Martha Burk The Tax Plan Moms Need A modest proposal: Tax corporations to help working moms afford childcare and stay-at-home moms save for retirement. Read more |
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Robert Jensen Naomi Klein Pushes Us to Dream Big to Get Beyond Trump’s Shock Politics The activist’s new book challenges the pessimism that sets in when we think radical change is politically impossible. But it misses something big. Read more |
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Olivia Alperstein Our President’s Word Wars Trump's policy of "America First" apparently means making us the first to get mixed up in yet another endless, costly war — or three. Read more |
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Ramzy Baroud Israel vs. the United Nations: The Nikki Haley Doctrine The United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, seems to be championing a single cause: Israel. When Haley speaks about Israel, her language is not merely emotive nor tailored to fit... Read more |
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Jeffrey Sterling A Whistleblower Imprisoned, Not Silenced Two years of imprisonment have given me ample time to reflect on the circumstances in which I find myself today. I often retrace my steps, carefully recalling each conversation I had and action I... Read more |
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Gabe Murphy The Trump Administration’s Penchant for Escalation in Syria Must Be Challenged As the president puts nation on dangerous path toward even wider war, it is long past time for Congress to intervene Read more |
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Robert Reich The Case for Obstruction of Justice Obstruction of justice was among the articles of impeachment drafted against both Presidents Nixon and Clinton. The parallel between Nixon and Trump is almost exact. White House tapes revealed Nixon... Read more |
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Jay Bookman Georgia Special Election: Nobody Said It Was Easy. They Said It Was Important. There are two ways to look at it, I guess. From the point of view of the Republicans, they won Tuesday’s special election for Georgia’s 6th Congressional District, and that’s all that matters... Read more |