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Cornel West: “He posed as a progressive and turned out to be counterfeit…”
Exclusive: Cornel West talks Ferguson, Hillary, MSNBC -- and unloads on the failed promise of Barack Obama
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Taxes: who pays how much in eight charts
Ideological arguments about whether taxes are too high or too low miss the crucial question of who ends up bearing how much of the burden of financing our public sector.
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Behind Obama’s ‘chaotic’ foreign policy
"The chaos enveloping U.S. foreign policy stems from President Obama's unwillingness to challenge Official Washington's power centers which favor neoconservatism and 'liberal…
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Ferguson and the reign of terror
In October 2005, two young men, equally unarmed, were gunned down in an action that has gone unpunished; coincidentally, one of them was also named Michael Brown.
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The tragedy in Ferguson is not an aberration
Almost two weeks have elapsed and much has been said about the tragedy in Ferguson, Mo., a city with a 70-percent black population and a 53-member police department, 50 of whom are…
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Video appears to show Islamic State beheading U.S. journalist
The video, posted by the media arm of the Islamic State and titled "A Message to America," says James Wright Foley was executed "in Iraq" as a result of President Obama's decision to…
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Wars and the U.S. world order
What prevents the U.S. from developing a more creative policy that will consolidate its influence in a climate of international stability, in line with the needs and conveniences of its…
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Voices: Firsthand fear, awe on Ferguson’s tense streets
I have encountered a form of civil disobedience that asks us all to question the state of policing in America.
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Life with legal weed
A conversation with middle-aged moms, homeless men, and college kids about post-prohibition in Boulder, Colorado
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Princeton study: U.S. no longer an actual democracy
A new study from Princeton spells bad news for American democracy—namely, that it no longer exists.
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