
Peter Dale Scott on Enlightenment Values in the Age of Trump
Famed author and thinker Peter Dale Scott offers hope — and enlightenment — to those despairing in the age of Trump.
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Famed author and thinker Peter Dale Scott offers hope — and enlightenment — to those despairing in the age of Trump.
Does China Fuel Opioid Crisis? ; The US War Bill Since 9/11 …and More Picks 11/9
A look at how the US has favored and funded terror groups since long before 9/11.
Many of the reasons why Americans want to keep Syrian refugees out of the US will sound particularly familiar to the Vietnamese boat people who have heard it all before and proved the critics wrong.
Fifty years ago today, in 1967, nearly 100,000 Americans marched on Washington, DC, to protest the Vietnam War. In those days there was a mandatory draft in place, and the risk was very real that a young man just out of high school could quickly wind up 13,000 miles away, fighting an unseen enemy in […]
In a lightning advance, Iraqi forces captured the oil-rich city of Kirkuk from Kurdish forces on Monday, sending thousands of civilians fleeing. The fighting between two US-trained and -equipped forces that have been central to the war against the Islamic State was a slap in the face to US foreign policy. US-supplied Iraqi […]
A surprising link between US foreign policy and violence on America’s streets. Philosopher, cultural critic and author Laurie Calhoun explains what US behavior abroad has to do with domestic gun culture.
Climate Change’s Dollar Amount ; The Iran Missile Launch That Wasn’t …and More Picks for 9/28
Following a year of elections in the US and the EU that caused or threatened upheaval, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is cruising toward another term in office. Everything about Sunday’s election seems to be boring … and that’s a good thing.
Is US healthcare really the envy of the world? Statistics and the average American’s pocketbook tell a different story.
Democrats Pass on Sanders’ Single Payer Bill ; Bannon’s Hong Kong Connection …and More Picks for 9/14
RT, Sputnik Under FBI Investigation ; Mapping the Next Major Storm …and More Picks for 9/13