20 February 2012
Happy savages
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Robert Koehler
“Thirty seconds to zero . . . six, five, four, three, two, one.”
Suddenly a big orange blossom fills the screen, accompanied by ukuleles and lovely — I mean Strangelovian — Polynesian music. The blossom is actually Castle Bravo, a...
20 February 2012
A crazy Republican attack that Obama himself agrees with
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David Swanson
Imagine if a bunch of the craziest war-hungry Republicans in the House filmed themselves in a nutty bat-guano video packed with lies addressed to the President of the United States. And then imagine President Barack Obama almost...
15 February 2012
A One Percenter Puts Over $200 Million into the Peace Movement
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David Swanson
I'll tell you who did this below. First read part of his rather unusual letter:

"I have transferred to you as trustees $231 million in bonds, the revenue of which is to be administered by you to hasten the...
12 February 2012
Ron Paul, "Progressive" for who?
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Bruce Bostwick
Ron Paul, especially in comparison to his fellow Republicans, does seem a very likeable fellow. His position on ending our nation’s wars and interventions is on target, I believe. However, seeing some otherwise positive, well meaning...
12 February 2012
Do We Approve of Murder Based on Political Party? Pollsters Don't Want You to Know
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David Swanson
A poll published on Wednesday at the Washington Post finds that a majority of even "liberal Democrats" approves of Obama killing US citizens. Of course, this would almost certainly be different if Obama were a Republican.

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09 February 2012
The State of Obama's 2008 Promises
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David Swanson
Presidential candidate Barack Obama won the Democratic primary last time around largely on the strength of his extremely limited and inconsistent opposition to the war on Iraq. Then he chose as his running mate Senator Joe Biden, a man...

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