Obey Your Conscience

Bowe Bergdahl release: Email exchange reveals extent of US failure in Afghan war

By Patrick Cockburn, Tuesday 03 June 2014   It is a bitter indictment of an army in trouble. It was written by the American soldier Bowe Bergdahl…  [more]

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The measure of patriotism

Snowden would not get a fair trial – and Kerry is wrong

By , Friday 30 May 2014 07.45 EDT   John Kerry was in my mind Wednesday morning, and not because he had called me a patriot…  [more]

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Sometimes you have to taunt the bigots

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How I Made Sure a Texas Tea Party Candidate Accepted ‘Dirty’ Muslim Money

By Dean Obeidallah, 05.27.14   Sometimes you have to taunt the bigots. It’s often more fun and satisfying than getting angry with them. In this…  [more]

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Merciful Missions

  Operation Chowhound airmen fed the body and soul of the Dutch people during WWII Joseph Bornstein and Bob Cooperman were interviewed by writer Erica Jacobson for this article which appeared in the Sept. 24, 2000 issue of the Burlington,…  [more]

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Up against the wall

B is for Bumpkins

By Jacques d’Nalgar, May 13 2014 CE   Back in 1973, Jerry Jeff Walker had a big hit with a Ray Wylie Hubbard song that, 40 years later, is still a favorite with the sing-along bar…  [more]

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Whatever crumbs were left behind

What happened to the middle class?

By Elizabeth Warren, 10:16 AM EDT, Thu May 1, 2014   A great crack in America’s middle class came to light recently: While our country continues to lead the world as the richest nation,…  [more]

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Tiananmen Square?!

Fox News’ new laughingstock: Cliven Bundy — and Stephen Colbert — will destroy Sean Hannity

By Joan Walsh, Friday, Apr 25, 2014 11:10 AM CDT   I’ll admit, this brilliant Stephen Colbert piece made me wonder: Could Sean Hannity’s detestable…  [more]

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