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‘The Interview’ in historical perspective: endless war against North Korea
On December 17 Sony Pictures cancelled the release of the movie “The Interview” which used racism as “humor” and which…
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Senate torture report exposes CIA houses of horror
Even though the broad outlines have been known for some time, the release of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence…
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What Supreme Court Amazon ruling exposes
On Dec. 9, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision declaring that it was okay for Amazon contractors to force all…
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Brazil torture report and the battle for memory
Recently the U.S. Senate published their report on CIA torture. In Brazil, a Truth Commission was established to investigate the…
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U.S. didn’t start torturing people only after 9-11
The sordid history of U.S. torture in the Middle East laid bare by the release of the Senate report is…
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Cheap heroin, unaffordable solutions
On July 1 I wrote about how the emergency service workers of NYC were all being trained and equipped with…
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700 vets, active troops tell Nat’l Guard to stand down in Ferguson
Around 700 veterans, including more than 75 currently serving or serving in the military this year, have put their names…
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Bay Area protests for Mike Brown on Black Friday
After protests in Oakland and San Francisco drew thousands on Nov. 24 and 25, the Bay Area erupted again on Black Friday,…
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Grand Theft Auto: sexist violence symptom of a bankrupt system
Grand Theft Auto, the video game that has become synonymous with glorified and anti-woman violence, has somehow managed to do…
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Cancer care and the trend to monopolization
I am very interested in oncology. It’s not a theoretical interest; as a person who has been treated for cancer,…
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