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We’ve All Pretended About Taiwan for 72 Years. It May Not Work Any Longer.Jon SchwarzThe situation is genuinely ominous, especially since there has never been a direct confrontation between the U.S. and another nuclear-armed power.
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After Afghanistan Disaster, the Pentagon Is on Track to Get Even More MoneyPeter MaassThe defeat in Afghanistan offers a chance to rethink America’s war machine, but Congress is on the verge of raising military spending to $740 billion.
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Secret Israeli Document Offers No Proof to Justify Terror Label for Palestinian GroupsYuval Abraham, Oren Ziv, Meron RapoportWhen presented with the dossier, which was produced by Israel’s Shin Bet, European governments declined to cut funding to the groups.
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U.S. Absolves Drone Killers and Persecutes WhistleblowersJeremy ScahillA Pentagon report treats the killing of an Afghan family as an innocent mistake — and upholds a U.S. tradition of excusing war crimes.
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House Democrats Back Off Targeting Billionaire Tax Schemes and Swap in New Nicotine LevySara Sirota, Ryan GrimThe new legislation sacrifices billions of potential estate tax revenue — and makes it up with vapes and e-cigarettes.
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The U.S. Treasury Is Buying Private App Data to Target and Investigate PeopleSam BiddleThe department will use controversial firm Babel Street to hunt for tax and sanctions dodgers, raising constitutional concerns.
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In Honduras Land Battles, Paramilitaries Infiltrate Local Groups — Then Kill Their LeadersJared OlsonThe paramilitaries are targeting campesinos who are battling a corporate palm oil giant. But the armed groups, residents say, don’t act alone.
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Mine Workers From Across Appalachia Arrested Outside BlackRock Headquarters in New York CityAddison Post, P. Nick CurranStriking workers are demanding higher wages and better health benefits — and voiced concerns about the future of their union in the transition away from coal.
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No Accountability in Military Probe of Kabul Drone Strike — but Intelligence Failures Laid BareMurtaza Hussain“They never look at the big picture. It’s never a weaponeering problem and is almost always an intelligence assessment problem that leads to these incidents.”
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As States Prepare for Redistricting, Prison Gerrymandering Will Skew New LinesAkela LacyOften pulled out of Black and Latino hubs, incarcerated people bolster white rural districts — but remain banned from casting ballots.
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If Biden Wants to Build Back Better, He Should Look to Obama’s MistakesDeconstructedDemocrats once again risk underdelivering and going down in the midterms as a result.
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