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Our side's flag is a thin, airlight blue, drifting almost unseen against the sky. Our military march is a meadowlark's song among the dandelions. --Ken Kesey, The Real War

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Peculiarities of Russian National Character | Dimitry Orlov

Ancient Slavic god Zimnik: a squat old man, long hair the color of snow, wears a white coat, always barefoot. Carries an iron staff, one swing with which instantly freezes everything solid. Can summo ...

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Insider Trading: There Oughta Be a Law | Bloomberg Editors

Credit: Insider Monkey. http://www.insidermonkey.com/ Jan. 5, 2015 (Bloomberg) -- When is insider trading against the law? It's a trick question: There is no actual law against insider trading. This ...

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It’s not just Fox News: How liberal apologists torpedoed change, helped make the Democrats safe for Wall Street | Thomas Frank

Credit: Anthony FredaCenter-left pundits have carried water for the president for six years. Their predictable excuses all ring hollow Jan. 11, 2015 (Salon) -- As the Obama administration enters its ...

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Why the F-35 is a sitting duck for the Flankers | Rakesh Krishnan Simha

Su-35. Source: Sukhoi.org Oct. 12, 2014 (Russia & India Report) -- Outgunned by the Su-30 family of aircraft and suffering critical design flaws, the American F-35 is staring down the barrel of obsol ...

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What Would Happen If the Int’l Criminal Court Indicted Israel’s Netanyahu? | Juan Cole

A graffiti-style portrait of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Photo: thierry ehrmann/flickr/cc) Jan. 2, 2014 (Informed Comment) -- If the International Criminal Court takes up Israeli gov ...

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The Prison State of America | Chris Hedges

Chris HedgesDec. 28, 2014 (TruthDig) -- Prisons employ and exploit the ideal worker. Prisoners do not receive benefits or pensions. They are not paid overtime. They are forbidden to organize and stri ...

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Koch Industries Responds to Rolling Stone – And We Answer Back | Tim Dickinson

"Koch Facts" calls our story, Inside the Koch Brothers' Toxic Empire, "dishonest and misleading." A point-by-point rebuttal. David and Charles Koch. Photo: Paul Zimmerman/WireImage; Bo Rader/Wichita ...

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China's Russia bailout is an ominous sign for the future | William Pesek

William PesekDec. 25, 2014 -- TOKYO (Bloomberg) -- Thanks to China, Christine Lagarde of the International Monetary Fund, Jim Yong Kim of the World Bank and Takehiko Nakao of the Asian Development Ba ...

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The Empire is Crumbling, That is Why it Needs War | Andre Vltchek

www.babble.com/home/10classictoys2015 Will See Decisive Battles (Article excerpt) Dec. 26, 2014 (CounterPunch.org) -- The world is in turmoil. Like in the early 1940’s, something tremendous is gainin ...

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Ferguson's Grand Jury Problem | Noah Feldman

St. Louis County prosecutors should have seen this coming. Photographer: Michael B. Thomas/AFP/Getty Images Nov. 25, 2014 (Bloomberg) -- When was the last time you heard of a grand jury decision caus ...

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William S. Burroughs performing A Thanksgiving Prayer

William S. Burroughs performing A Thanksgiving Prayer.

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