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Washington shouldn’t fool itself that “taking X out” is an equally good option, or that targeted assassinations will do more than call forth more resistance to an unbearable and unjust status quo
The Bush administration presided over the installation of an Iraqi spoils system more rowdy and rapacious than anything Andrew Jackson ever imagined
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The far right wing regime of Binyamin Netanyahu pulled the stunt of holding its first cabinet meeting in the Occupied Golan Heights
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It has been clear for some years that the far-right Likud government’s policies are unacceptable to most Americans
Overwhelming majorities of youth want their national leaders to expand personal freedom and human rights for women
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