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The Decline of the West
The West includes the five white eyes; United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, plus the European Union, and Israel. They've…
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When Cousins War on Each Other
"In the Middle East, cradle of civilization, may yet be its grave." - Thomas Pynchon, V. Page 429 (Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005)
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The War to Save Democracy Intensifies
All eyes are focused on the terrible genocide being inflicted on Palestinian civilians. Benjamin Netanyahu, and many more, have decided to found a pure…
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Welcome to a New Year! Who's Going to Clean Up the Mess that 23 Left Us?
Thanks for nothing, 23. You left us two wars, one declining, and one just getting started. And how about all that inflation? Lots of us can't afford a…
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Long Awaited Israeli Offensive May Begin, or Not
Will it or won't it? It's been delayed numerous times in the aftermath of Hamas' Oct. 7 attack. In Ukraine delaying its counteroffensive did little…
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War in the Middle East
The fighting in Israel/Palestine is a direct result of the rightwing cabal of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Creative Chaos: Why traditional labor bargaining doesn't work and how we can fix it next time.
A good contract can’t be won solely at the bargaining table, but it can be lost there. These fixes have been “battles.
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