politics
Five reasons to expect hope and change in 2014
February 12, 2014The tide is starting to turn, and we can be hopeful that 2014 will truly be a Year of Action for democratic and progressive victories. Here are five reasons why.
Read moreWe are West Virginia
February 10, 2014Your water, air, food, products - you live in one state. But you rely on many; you can't get by without the resources and people of every part in this union.
Read more“Empire’s Ally: Canada and the War in Afghanistan”
January 30, 2014"Empire's Ally: Canada and the War in Afghanistan," by Klassen and Greg Albo, asks the question, "Why did the Canadian government go to war in Afghanistan in 2001?"
Read moreClosing wealth gap tops Obama’s State of the Union
January 29, 2014President Obama, in his 2014 State of the Union speech here last night, defined narrowing of the unprecedented wealth gap in America as a major task facing the nation.
Read more“GroKo” Politics – No real change for Germany
January 15, 2014Some have suggested the German "Word of the Year" should be "whistleblower" - in the escalating Denglish language here breezily called "Neu-Deutsch" ("New German").
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