Month: December 2014

No-Win Situation

It really feels like heads they win, tails we lose: Under President Barack Obama, the U.S. has reduced more carbon pollution from energy than any other nation, about 475 million tons between 2008 and 2013, according to U.S....

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Down About Dixie

I confess that I am going through the stages of grief right now about the Democratic Party’s condition in the South, but I also know that you have to get through the whole...

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You Gotta Relax, Man

Soniah Kamal describes what it’s like for a girl who wants to read racy books in Pakistan (and many other places as well): “What are you reading?” might be a polite conversation starter in some parts of the world, but here...

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Torture: The Criminals Already Confessed

Perhaps this week will involve some kind of conversation about accountability for the torture that was carried out by members of our intelligence community and armed forces during the presidency of George W. Bush. I hope so. But...

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