Opinion
Republican victory in 2016 would strengthen new “patrimonial oligarchy”
January 8, 2016The hateful and reactionary ideas of GOP candidates confront us with the danger we would face next November, were any one of them to be elected president.
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Gun control alone can’t curb violence
January 7, 2016Dealing with entrenched poverty costs real money, but less than we spend on the police, jails, drugs, alcoholism, and chronic illness - the dysfunction that comes from poverty.
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2015 “Are you serious?” awards
January 6, 2016Each year Dispatches From The Edge gives awards to individuals, companies, and governments that make following the news a daily adventure.
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Oscar-winning cinematographer Haskell Wexler dies at 93
January 4, 2016"An amazing life has ended but his lifelong commitment to fight the good fight, for peace, for all humanity, will carry on."
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Don’t get caught up in the media’s electoral name game
January 4, 2016Don't make the mistake of thinking that who you vote for determines what you fight for. It's not about the person. It's about the people.
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