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In Trump, the right wing has created a Frankenstein monster
December 8, 2015Trump's fantasy plan is not only counter to everything America stands for, it would be impossible to carry out and does not address the circumstances that lead to tragedy.
Read moreObama addresses terrorism, others must too
December 8, 2015In the best moment of the speech, he responded forcefully to his Republican adversaries who are poisoning the atmosphere with anti-Islam and anti-immigrant vitriol and hatred.
Read moreQuestion: What is Hanukkah really all about?
December 7, 2015There's no mystery in understanding why Jews, and perhaps most peoples, celebrate a holiday of light at the time of the winter solstice.
Read moreThe legacy of Spain and the Lincoln Brigade
December 7, 2015When I think about Spain, I think about the people who taught me to fight for a different world, for a vision of a just society, a socialist society.
Read moreChicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel must be impeached
December 5, 2015Rahm Emanuel has proven himself the most roughly drawn, one-dimensional of comic book villains, an insult to the city's intelligence and sustainability.
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