Aug 09 2011

We are the change that we seek

If Obama is Not Your Boyfriend, Why are you Playing Hard to Get?

By Wendy Gittleson, August 8, 2011 … It’s tough being a Progressive these days. Hell, it’s tough being an American these days, but I digress. As…  [more]

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Aug 08 2011

A faithful man

The Christian Faith of Senator Mark Hatfield

By , 8/8/11 04:37 PM ET … The United States of America lost an incredible political leader last night when former U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield (R-OR) passed away after a…  [more]

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Aug 08 2011

Exceptionally common

The US military’s secret military

By Nick Turse, 08 Aug 2011 06:05 … Somewhere on this planet a US commando is carrying out a mission. Now, say that 70 times and you’re done … for the day. Without the…  [more]

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Aug 07 2011

What happens

Hiroshima’s Lessons: The Air Force, Just War and Nuclear Weapons

By , 8/7/11 12:21 AM ET … Faced with secular activists’ furor over the separation of church and state, the Air Force recently shelved a mandatory ethics…  [more]

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Aug 07 2011

Given the choice…

A utopian response to the Obama administration

By , Sunday 7 August 2011 18.00 BST … A map of the world that does not include Utopia is not worth even glancing at. – Oscar Wilde, The Soul of …  [more]

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Aug 05 2011

Send in the clowns

Yes, Congress Is in Session (for a Few Seconds, Anyway)

By , August 5, 2011 … WASHINGTON — “Thonk!” That’s the sound of the gavel smacking down as the people’s business got underway Friday in the United States …  [more]

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Aug 05 2011

Loyalty to what?

Could Arab staying power ultimately defeat Zionism?

By , Friday 5 August 2011 … There is an Arabic word you come across a lot when Palestinians talk about their future. Sumud means steadfastness, and it has turned into…  [more]

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