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An unnoticed centennial: The day the U.S. entered World War I
April 12, 2017The First World War is often overlooked in the current carnage around the globe, yet that conflict and its consequences define the world in which we still live.
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Decision to bomb Syria was dangerous, deceptive
April 11, 2017The U.S. has been at war in the Middle East continually since 2001. What will it take for our country to learn the limits of military force?
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Israeli settlements continue as two-state solution slips away
April 10, 2017Since Trump took office, the Israeli government has approved 6,000 new Israeli homes in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The U.S. response? Near silence.
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Trump: Stop bombing Syria, stop the deadly war for oil
April 7, 2017For nearly a century powerful oil companies based in the U.S. and other Western countries have waged a continual struggle to maintain control over the vast energy resources of the Middle East. What Donald Trump did...
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A tax plan only a one percenter could love
April 7, 2017It takes serious mental gymnastics to argue that Trump’s tax agenda would benefit the average working Joe or Jane.
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