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“Avengers” assembles best elements of its genre
May 8, 2012Avengers took the humor-tinged mech-action of Iron Man, the Shakespearean epicness of Thor, and threw in a little political correctness for good measure. This is how you do a superhero film.
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Difficult days ahead for Afghanistan and U.S.
May 3, 2012Without a new strategy - not the slow downsizing of the Afghanistan war over the next decade - there will indeed be difficult days ahead.
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It’s thumbs down on “austerity” in Europe
May 3, 2012The European solution of austerity has been totally discredited not just on that continent but by workers and their allies around the world.
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Summer films: The good, the bad, the wild cards
May 3, 2012This summer will offer the usual assortment of comic book blockbusters, sci-fi, obscene comedies, reboots, remakes, sequels, and prequels.
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Chris Hedges strays from the facts
May 2, 2012At first glance it has a radical ring to it, but on closer inspection it omits some salient facts and thus leads to an erroneous conclusion.
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