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Once again, the U.S. is presiding over a major global human rights catastrophe, although one wouldn’t know this by following American media…
The New York Times has finally come out in favor of withdrawal from Iraq, although it is about four years late. While…
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There has been no shortage of government propaganda on all sides of the recent Iranian-British detainment crisis. British and American leaders have…
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It is highly unlikely that most Americans see censorship of the press as protected under the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. …
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