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This post first appeared at TomDispatch.

Amid the distractions of the holiday season, the New York Times revealed that the Obama administration is considering a Pentagon proposal to create a “new” and “enduring” system of military bases around the Middle East. Though this is being presented as a response to the rise of the Islamic State and other militant groups, there's remarkably little that’s new about the Pentagon plan. For more than 36 years, the U.S. military has been building an... Читать дальше...

After years of political jostling, environmental groups celebrated President Obama’s Nov. 6, 2015, rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline. “America is now a global leader when it comes to taking serious action to fight climate change,” he said.

The 50-year struggle against apartheid—arguably the greatest global social movement of the 20th century—ended only about two decades ago, and historians and journalists are still parsing its lessons and stories. One of the many, nearly unknown stories of the anti-apartheid movement involves a white South African, a London-based exile who recruited dozens of young white Europeans and one North American to join the cause. Risking their lives, these “London Recruits” traveled to South Africa where... Читать дальше...