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Some Republican presidential candidates are clamoring for increased U.S. military aid to “moderate” rebels battling Bashar al-Assad’s dictatorship in Syria.

Fortunately, President Obama is taking a far wiser course with a renewed diplomatic effort to resolve that horrendous civil war. But he is not getting the support he needs from his potential Democratic successors.

BY STEPHEN R. WEISSMAN
The Alberta Clipper pipeline is already transporting huge quantities of oil, but is doing so under the radar.
BY BRANKO MARCETIC
Why have the power players of the Democratic Party allowed this to continue?
It’s a blow to progressive journalism, the media union movement and smart, necessary reporting.
BY ARI PAUL

Remembering Hillary’s Entry into Politics–For Junior High President

The story of Hillary Clinton’s first campaign and her outrage at Nixon’s 1960 defeat. Plus her famous chocolate chip cookie recipe.
They’re obscure, they’re poorly distributed–but you can track them down. It will be worth it.
For the most part, Americans don’t think or care much about the real-world consequences of unleashing American air power.
BY RICK SHENKMAN

A New Documentary Explores the Anti-Apartheid Activists in South Africa You Never Learned About

A new film project explores a long-forgotten chapter inthe global struggle against apartheid.
BY PETER COLE

Watching Quentin Tarantino’s Hateful Eight Is Three Hours of Self-Punishment and I Loved It

Tarantino gives us a hangman-based civilization, with specious “law and order” talk doing nothing to obscure the essential cruelty of his characters’ actions.
BY EILEEN JONES
WORKING IN THESE TIMES

Rahm Emanuel Is Trying To Pay Wall Street Banks Even More for Chicago’s Bad Financial Deals

While claiming the city is broke, Chicago’s mayor is stepping up payments to Wall Street.
BY SAQIB BHATTI