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A time-honored way to resist and protest

When I was a kid, the greatest impact newspapers and TV news had on me was during the civil rights protests in the South. Those photos: young, well-dressed African-Americans sitting at a diner counter, quietly waiting for the service they … Continue reading

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What’s doing in the world of autocrats and autocrat trainees?

It’s unusual when Harper’s Weekly Review has an expansive block of facts on one theme. Today, though, I didn’t have to be too clever to understand what Harper’s is getting at: the behavior of Big and Little Brothers all over … Continue reading

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Who sues? Drugs, Lies and the Law

An American employed as a D.E.A. drug informant was a key terrorist in the attack on Mumbai’s Taj Mahal Palace and Hotel, in 2008. The U.S. government was warned about him, but ignored the warnings. Continue reading

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