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Guns: The Four-Letter Word of US Public Health Policy

Guns: The Four-Letter Word of US Public Health Policy Guns: The Four-Letter Word of US Public Health Policy

Eric with the latest reviews and Reed on gun violence. 

May 29, 2014 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

What the ‘Wall Street Journal’ and the MEK Get Very Wrong About Iran’s Nuclear Program

What the ‘Wall Street Journal’ and the MEK Get Very Wrong About Iran’s Nuclear Program What the ‘Wall Street Journal’ and the MEK Get Very Wrong About Iran’s Nuclear Program

Did a report from a “problematic” source land in the opinion pages because it failed to pass muster with newsroom editors?

May 29, 2014 / Eli Clifton

Can New York City’s Welfare System Be Saved?

Can New York City’s Welfare System Be Saved? Can New York City’s Welfare System Be Saved?

By forcing people on welfare to trade personal dignity for social entitlements, the system seeks to shrink public spending at an unconscionable moral cost.

May 29, 2014 / Michelle Chen

Libya Airstrike

Is Obama Moving the ‘War on Terror’ to Africa? Is Obama Moving the ‘War on Terror’ to Africa?

Despite talk of a pivot to Asia, the US military‘s gaze has settled on Africa. 

May 28, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Maya Angelou’s Civil Rights Legacy

Maya Angelou’s Civil Rights Legacy Maya Angelou’s Civil Rights Legacy

A brilliant author who organized with Dr. King and served on the staff of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

May 28, 2014 / John Nichols

Fear and Self-Loathing in Isla Vista

Fear and Self-Loathing in Isla Vista Fear and Self-Loathing in Isla Vista

The UCSB shooter was obsessed with class status, racial hierarchies and the belief that certain women owed him sex and their attention.

May 28, 2014 / Dani McClain

Congress Could Slow Obama’s Push for a  Longer Afghan War

Congress Could Slow Obama’s Push for a Longer Afghan War Congress Could Slow Obama’s Push for a Longer Afghan War

Obama wants to keep almost 10,000 troops in Afghanistan after 2014, but some members of Congress are saying “not so fast.”

May 28, 2014 / George Zornick

Obama Says War Is Not the Answer

Obama Says War Is Not the Answer Obama Says War Is Not the Answer

The president delivers a robust defense of his reluctance to use military force. Well, except for drones.

May 28, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss

Let’s Stop Subsidizing Economic Inequality

Let’s Stop Subsidizing Economic Inequality Let’s Stop Subsidizing Economic Inequality

Why must you and I foot the bill, via our taxes, for the callousness of Wal-Mart or Domino's?

May 28, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Border Agency Won’t Release ‘Scathing’ Review of Its Own Use-of-Force Policies

Border Agency Won’t Release ‘Scathing’ Review of Its Own Use-of-Force Policies Border Agency Won’t Release ‘Scathing’ Review of Its Own Use-of-Force Policies

US border agents have killed forty-five people since 2005.

May 27, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

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