Israel has managed to outsource the occupation—until now.
America and the World
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The 11th Anniversary of 9/11
A look back at how things have changed in the past decade.
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GM’s Hunger Games
The hunger strike is just the latest in a long history of labor tensions in Colombia.
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Angela Merkel’s Bad Medicine
The German chancellor’s remedy of austerity is killing Europe, and the failure to contain financial speculation is spreading the epidemic.
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Europe: Old Austerity in New Bottles
The European Central Bank makes an offer that Spain and Italy can’t accept, futher increasing the likelihood of another depression.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Jerusalem Syndrome
The campaign flap about the city’s status is an American political hallucination.
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Gay Rights Are Women’s Rights
Looking at the newly released Democratic platform
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Don’t Think of a Hurricane!
LGBT folks in Uganda, the ghosts of Katrina: which of these things should you think about while waiting for the Republicans to convene in Tampa?
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The GOP’s Platform Heels
Party manifestos may not be binding, but they are a good indication of what politicians will push for if elected.
