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Iraq: Here come the boots, ignoring the consequences
Soldiers in the 1st Infantry Division, soon to be back occupying Iraq less than three years after they left. James…
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Islamic State releases 49 hostages seized at the Mosul consulate of Turkey
On September 20, after three months of captivity, all 49 hostages held by the Islamic State in Northern Iraq, 46…
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Qatar expels Muslim Brotherhood leaders: shifting regional alliances and U.S. war
“We wanted to avoid embarrassing Qatar,” exiled Muslim Brotherhood leader Amr Darrag said last week, “Some figureheads of the Freedom…
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Lots of soldiers could die in Iraq — and not fighting ISIS
Above: the Mahdi Army holds military parade on June 21, 2014, calling for unity among Sunnis and Shiites against Islamic…
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Climate crisis: No solution under capitalism
According to the annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin compiled by the World Meteorological Organization’s Global Atmosphere Watch network, (an agency of…
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Bombs, guns, violence and the CPD
In Rogers Park, where I am running for alderman in the 49th ward, a car parked on a residential street…
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Credit card companies out for blood
Wage theft! A recent report by ProPublica and NPR well documents a new form of wage theft being carried out…
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Building a city for the rich–fare hike in San Francisco
On Labor Day, San Francisco public transportation fees increased. This was the first increase since 2009—when a formula was…
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Ending domestic violence
When celebrities or athletes are revealed as perpetrators or survivors of violence in their intimate relationships, intense media and public…
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President’s immigration delay: A kick in the teeth to Latinos, immigrants
President Obama, April 2009, in reference to his pledge of Comprehensive Immigration Reform: “I see the process moving this first…
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