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Trump’s Policy Is Clear: Civilian Casualties Don’t Matter in the War on Terror Trump’s Policy Is Clear: Civilian Casualties Don’t Matter in the War on Terror

Multiple air strikes on cities and the use of white phosphorus—a probable war crime—guarantee a growing death toll.

Jun 21, 2017 / Phyllis Bennis

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The Iran-US Drone War in Syria Could Quickly Spin Out of Control The Iran-US Drone War in Syria Could Quickly Spin Out of Control

The US attempt to control the Syria-Iraq border will prolong the bloody Syrian civil war.

Jun 21, 2017 / Juan Cole

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Who Is Getting Rich Off the Secret Health-Care Overhaul? Who Is Getting Rich Off the Secret Health-Care Overhaul?

A small group of people knows what the public doesn’t, and that’s ripe for scandal.

Jun 21, 2017 / George Zornick

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‘The Nation’ Launches ‘Take Action Now’ ‘The Nation’ Launches ‘Take Action Now’

A new activism resource helps readers connect to the resistance.

Jun 21, 2017 / Press Room

Vladimir Putin

Was a Cuban Missile Crisis Averted in Syria, the Transatlantic Alliance Ruptured, and Intelgate Exposed? Was a Cuban Missile Crisis Averted in Syria, the Transatlantic Alliance Ruptured, and Intelgate Exposed?

Though briefly noted by the mainstream media, we may have witnessed three essential truths about the new Cold War.

Jun 21, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

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Trump and His Generals Are Playing a Dangerous Game in Syria Trump and His Generals Are Playing a Dangerous Game in Syria

The recent events in Syria represent a remarkable break from the policy candidate Trump campaigned on last year.

Jun 21, 2017 / James Carden

Jon Ossoff’s Loss Should Be a Lesson to Corporate Democrats

Jon Ossoff’s Loss Should Be a Lesson to Corporate Democrats Jon Ossoff’s Loss Should Be a Lesson to Corporate Democrats

It’s time to bury the Panera Bread strategy.

Jun 21, 2017 / D.D. Guttenplan

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California Is Massively Expanding One of the Most Effective Tools to Make Work Pay Better California Is Massively Expanding One of the Most Effective Tools to Make Work Pay Better

The number of families helped by the Golden State’s Earned Income Tax Credit is about to triple.

Jun 21, 2017 / Joe Sanberg

Agents of Inequality: How Wealth Managers to the Super-Rich Undermine Society and What We Can Do About It

Agents of Inequality: How Wealth Managers to the Super-Rich Undermine Society and What We Can Do About It Agents of Inequality: How Wealth Managers to the Super-Rich Undermine Society and What We Can Do About It

An expert on their secretive world explains how these shadowy practitioners of financial trickery help facilitate widespread tax evasion—and undermine democratic government.

Jun 21, 2017 / Chuck Collins

Lisa, Laquanda, Machelle, and Kenya Were Sentenced as Children to Die in Prison

Lisa, Laquanda, Machelle, and Kenya Were Sentenced as Children to Die in Prison Lisa, Laquanda, Machelle, and Kenya Were Sentenced as Children to Die in Prison

Decades later, a Supreme Court ruling could give them their freedom.

Jun 21, 2017 / Feature / Danielle Wolffe

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