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IRS admits to targeting Conservative groups, GOP to investigate

With the White House blaming the matter on former president George Bush, the Internal Revenue Service openly admitted to targeting politically conservative organizations and apologized for doing so.

In the Media by Michael Krebs - 6 comments

Op-Ed: Show me a sane man and I will cure him for you

The title is a quote by Carl Gustav Jung (1875–1961). Were his words meant tongue in cheek, or did he want to tell us that there is no way to define human sanity? A very different approach to this is being taken by Canadian author Stefan Verstappen.

In the Media by R. C. Camphausen - 8 comments

NY Times editorial board slams GITMO as a 'political prison'

The New York Times published an editorial on Thursday in which it called the US military detention center at Guantánamo Bay "essentially a political prison."

In the Media by Brett Wilkins

Op-Ed: Introducing… North Korea as the new villain — dixit America!

It seems America cannot live without having long run enemies... with its closest allies' support all the way, whether against the Soviets, Saddam Hussein, Bin Laden or Kim Jong-un.

In the Media by J.N. Paquet - 3 comments

Op-Ed: Letter to Cheney and Bush from dying Iraq vet on 10th anniversary

On the 10th anniversary of the Iraq War, a veteran of that war wrote a letter to George W. Bush and Dick Cheney. It is a letter that all Americans should read. (Updated with video interview.)

In the Media by Anne Sewell - 9 comments

Op-Ed: March 19, 2003 — US-led invasion and occupation of Iraq begins

San Francisco - Ten years ago today, the United States led a dubious invasion of Iraq, beginning an eight-year occupation that would topple a longtime dictator but bring death and destruction on a staggering scale to a proud and ancient nation.

In the Media by Brett Wilkins - 1 comment

Film 'The World According to Dick Cheney' airs Friday

Former Vice President Dick Cheney gives a candid interview in R. J. Cutler's documentary on his life, which airs on March 15. Cheney defends the invasion of Iraq and the use of torture, saying "If I had to do it all over again, I'd do it in a minute."

In the Media by Katerina Nikolas - 3 comments

Op-Ed: Our Broken Education System and Possible Solutions to Fixing It

The state of our education system has been on my mind lately, I have some opinions on how I think we can make immediate changes to improve it. It requires sacrifice and give on both sides of this debate but I am positive as a nation we can do anything.

In the Media by Erin P. Capuano

'Guccifer' hacker exposes Bush family emails, photos, portraits

A hacker has exposed private correspondence and photos of members of the Bush family, including George H. W. Bush and his son George W. Bush, both former presidents of the US. The hacker identified himself on posted photos with the alias "Guccifer."

In the Media by JohnThomas Didymus - 5 comments