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Hawks Push for Iraq War, Rule of Law Prevents It

By Kevin Zeese, Popular Resistance Jun 16, 2014 The same people who got the US into the mistaken Iraq War are urging President Obama to use military force there again But both U and international law do not permit the president to attack Iraq without congressional and UN authorization. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Is Texas Spending $82 Million to Teach Creationism in Charter Schools?

Staff / Truthdig Jan 22, 2014 Texas is violating the Constitution’s First Amendment to teach a myth as fact in publicly funded schools, a Slate writer asserts. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

You Can’t Opt Out: 10 NSA Myths Debunked

By Peter Van Buren, TomDispatch Jan 13, 2014 Instead of a careful examination of what the NSA does, the legality of its actions, and how effective it has been in its stated mission of protecting Americans, we increasingly have government officials or retired versions of the same demanding -- quite literally -- Edward Snowden’s head and engaging in the usual fear-mongering over 9/11. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Drone

David Fitzsimmons, Cagle Cartoons, The Arizona Star Feb 11, 2013 Dig deeper

Original Intent

Christopher Weyant, Cagle Cartoons, The Hill Jan 13, 2013 Dig deeper

Santorum Swipes at Snobs

Nate Beeler, Cagle Cartoons, The Washington Examiner Mar 2, 2012 Dig deeper

What the Occupation Owes Anarchists

Staff / Truthdig Dec 22, 2011 As those weary of Occupy Wall Street's insistence on direct democracy grow increasingly critical, Nathan Schneider with The Nation reminds us that it was anarchist principles that attracted and kept so many of its most devoted participants, and which point a way out of the contemporary party politics that have stifled so many voices. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )