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Are Sheriffs Above the Law?

Linda Greenhouse The New York Review
County sheriffs are useful to the right. They appear regularly as talking heads on conservative media, especially on the subject of immigration. Many vignettes of sheriffs in action are dramatic and alarming. But how representative are they?

UARCs: The American Universities That Produce Warfighters

Sylvia J. Martin Monthly Review
Relations between universities and the U.S. military are not always mediated by the corporate industrial sector. American universities and the U.S. military are also linked directly and organizationally.

Israel’s New Campaign of “Terrorism Warfare” Across Lebanon

Jeremy Scahill, Murtaza Hussain, and Sharif Abdel Kouddous Drop Site
"Customary international humanitarian law prohibits the use of booby traps to avoid putting civilians at grave risk and produce the devastating scenes that continue to unfold across Lebanon."

Oil Kills:Disrupting the Aviation Industry

Alexandria Shaner The Bullet
First, the obvious answer: oil kills. And the air travel industry is very, very oily. Aviation is by far the mode of transport with the biggest climate impact. If aviation was a country, it would be one of the top 10 emitters.