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Permanent war for the empire
By Saul Landau
This country has officially taken on the rest of the world. As U.S. military units fight, or threaten to fight, alleged foes belonging to jihadist groups most…
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The cult of violence in the United States
By Jesús Arboleya Cervera
HAVANA – Last April, while the bodies of 20 children and 8 adults massacred in Newton, Conn., were still warm, the U.S. Senate voted against establishing a…
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Security
By David Brooks
From the Mexican newspaper La Jornada
NEW YORK – The CIA has become a "paramilitary service" where more than half of the agents recruited after 2001 are…
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Holder needs a vacation
By Bill Press
One of many good things you can say about President Obama is that he is loyal to his friends. But sometimes, he is loyal to a fault, as is the case with Attorney…
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Gross suit against U.S. dismissed
By Jessica Gresko
From The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by an American imprisoned in Cuba against the U.S. government,…
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Arizona’s illegal sheriff
By Lawrence Downes
From The New York Times
How do we know that Joe Arpaio, sheriff of Maricopa County, Ariz., is a racial profiler, an abuser of power who has subjected Latinos for…
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The IRS scandal that wasn’t
By Bill Press
There's nothing Washington likes better than a scandal. So official Washington was absolutely orgasmic this week while dealing with not one, but three scandals at the same…
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America needs Denmark’s “Solidarity System”
By Sen. Bernie Sanders
From Reader Supported News
Today in the United States, unemployment is too high, wages and income are too low, people are struggling to find affordable health…
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The endless war
By David Brooks
From the Mexican newspaper La Jornada
NEW YORK – The military brass and their civilian bosses are very worried by two phenomena in the rank and file –…
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Alan Gross family settles lawsuit against DAI
By Jessica Gresko
From the Associated Press
An American imprisoned in Cuba settled a lawsuit Thursday against the company he was working for when arrested, a lawsuit that claimed he…
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