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Trump’s “beautiful wall” vs. America’s ugly infrastructure

January 16, 2020 Renee Shur Infrastructure Leave a comment

America’s infrastructure is a mess. Whether you live in a city, a suburb, a small town, a village, or a rural area, you don’t

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Kander

Jason Kander’s PTSD, and what it says about America

October 3, 2018 Gloria Shur Bilchik Campaigns, Candidates, Mental Health Leave a comment

In a remarkable act of self-awareness, courage and public accountability, rising Democratic star Jason Kander, 37, has published a letter revealing his personal struggle

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freedom

Fighting to protect our freedom?

April 2, 2018 Susan Cunningham Military Leave a comment

I have to share some thoughts about how we are being manipulated into repeating the falsehood that our military men and women are “fighting

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Francis Horton

What a Hell of a Way to Organize: An Interview With Francis Horton

February 14, 2018 Adam Levin Foreign Policy, Guns, Military, War One comment

(reprinted from Midwest Socialist) Francis Horton is that rarest of U.S. soldiers: a leftist and self-identifying socialist. Born in Missouri in 1983, he joined

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US troops in Africa

Where does US have troops in Africa, how many, and why?

October 23, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Foreign Policy, International, Military, Terrorism, War Leave a comment

Recently, many of us learned that the US has troops stationed in Niger and in other African nations. The news came as a surprise

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Women graduate from US Army Ranger School: Pro and con

August 21, 2015 Gloria Shur Bilchik Military, War, Women Leave a comment

When the U.S. Army recently announced that two women had successfully completed its toughest training regimen, my initial reaction was, “Good for them, and

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The “President Trump,” Seven-Days-in-May scenario

August 13, 2015 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Foreign Policy, Military, War Leave a comment

If you were a child of the ‘60s, one of the most gripping novels and then movies was Seven Days in May (video link

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Who really won the Cold War?

May 18, 2015 Susan Cunningham Foreign Policy, History, Military Leave a comment

I recently read that our “representatives” in Congress plan to authorize a yet-to-be named corporation to build 80 to 100 new LRS-B aircraft for

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Aircraft “boneyard” paints a picture of military spending

September 24, 2014 Bill Kesler Budget, Military Leave a comment

They look almost prehistoric. Like  ancient pictographs drawn on the wall of a tomb. They are Google Earth views of the Davis-Monthan Air Force

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Petraeus: Hero is a dangerous word

November 23, 2012 Arthur Lieber 2012 Election, Civil Rights, Congress, Foreign Policy, Government, Human Rights, International, Military, Privacy/surveillance, Public safety, War Leave a comment

The country was distraught; the world was shocked when it heard that man with no flaws and impeccable integrity was found to have been

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