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Imagine if we had spent the last 20 years fighting climate change instead of war on terror
At the dawn of the new millennium, we directed our national resources in the exact wrong direction. But it’s not too late to turn things around.
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The empire does not forgive
The Americans, like the British and the Soviets before them, dug their own graveyard in Afghanistan.
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The American empire in retreat
There are very few paths back from empire, back to just being an ordinary nation, that don’t involve a truly wrenching fall.
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A self-inflicted 9-11
Almost three thousand were killed in the 9-11 terrorist attack 20 years ago. Covid-19 already has killed 200 times as many Americans and is still raging.
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The forever war is over. Time to dump the hubris responsible for it, and other failed wars
The United States has been the heartland of hubris at least since World War II and arguably since its foundation.
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Despite trillions spent, the U.S. military hasn’t won a real war since 1945
And if the American people don't benefit from these endless losing wars, why do we keep fighting them?
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Cruelty is the point, but not just for Trump
The truth is that the Republican Party is a cruel party that follows a crude and cruel playbook.
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Wealthiest netted billions from Trump tax cut they helped write: Report
A ProPublica investigation shows how Republican lawmakers and industry groups maneuvered to secure in the 2017 GOP tax law.
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The Castro obsession outlives Fidel
Supporters of the embargo use a fallacious binary argument to defend it. It's convenient if you have infinite tolerance for other people’s pain.
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Media continues to deny reality of the Cuba embargo
The latest example of this ill-informed bias occurred last month during the protests throughout the island that generated considerable international attention.
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