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In 1968, 1,300 sanitation workers in Memphis went on strike. The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. came to support them. That was where he lost his life. Eventually Memphis heard the grievances of its sanitation workers. And in subsequent years … Continue reading →

" But the deception may lead men beyond the point of illusion. Assuming that it is the property of man as a rational political animal to rule with an eye to the common good, and assuming that this state of … Continue reading →

Let me just tell you a slice of the incredible story of why he accepted the position as President Obama’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan—and why he soldiered on in the face of poor treatment by the White House … Continue reading →

Evincing no Christmas spirit whatsoever, in late December Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader, and various law enforcement officials proclaimed their intention to prosecute the leaders of the Green Movement, the loosely organized opposition forces that challenged President Ahmadinejad in the … Continue reading →

via vanityfair.com Here, in all its salacious detail, is the latest scandal to hit the pages of Vanity Fair regarding this generation’s Clair Booth Luce and all her powerful friends, associates and their alliances and, most definitely, their falling outs. … Continue reading →

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/03/AR2011010302422.html?wpisrc=nl_opinions Here is Marc Thiessen returning to his weekly column at The Washington Post with a certain political swagger, as he argues for the political rehabilitation of Jesse Helms. Mr. Helms is the political precursor to the Tea Party rebellion … Continue reading →

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via theatlantic.com The necessary and indispensable Andrew Bacevich: always worthy of our time and attention!