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14 October 2013
Slavery was believed permanent longer than war has been
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David Swanson
This article is excerpted from the new book War No More: The Case for Abolition.
In the late eighteenth century the majority of people alive on earth were held in slavery or serfdom (three-quarters of the earth's population,...
14 October 2013
t’s time to stop abusing America’s public employees
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Jesse Jackson
The government shutdown engineered by the Republican tea party zealots in the House of Representatives is headed into its third week. The damage is spreading. Infants go without nutrition. Children are locked out of pre-school programs....
10 October 2013
A rationality shutdown
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Robert Koehler
In an agony of stupidity, the government shuts down.

Only some of it shuts down, of course. The part that stays open is the part that’s at war. “Those of you in uniform will remain on your normal duty status,” the president...
09 October 2013
Beginning the ending of war
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David Swanson
This article is the Introduction to the new book War No More: The Case for Abolition, published in October 2013.
As I write this, in September 2013, something extraordinary has just happened. Public pressure has led the...
08 October 2013
The NSA Deserves a Permanent Shutdown
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Norman Solomon
To the people in control of the Executive Branch, violating our civil liberties is an essential government service. So -- to ensure total fulfillment of Big Brother’s vast responsibilities -- the National Security Agency is insulated from...
04 October 2013
Save the Nobel Peace Prize from itself
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David Swanson
On October 11, we'll learn whether the Norwegian Nobel Committee is interested in reviving the Nobel Peace Prize or putting another nail in its coffin.

Alfred Nobel's vision for the Nobel Peace Prize created in his will was a...

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