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Strategy entails applying tactics to win in a campaign or on a front. But grand strategy involves winning the entire war—and creating a post-war world that is most advantageous.

U.S. “Plans” for the Afghan War Might Prove a Crime Against Humanity.

We need to act now and act fast… and do more than we’ve done before to fill the streets in broad anti-war protests and pressure our members of Congress.

Historically, the government has used the (grand jury) process to gather information, surveil and disrupt movements by creating paranoia and fear.

There’s always a tweet — or six or seven

It was only with the disintegration of the former Yugoslavia in the early 1990s and the Rwanda genocide (1994) that it became more than apparent that another wave of ethnic cleansing and ethno-nationalist regimes were unfolding.

While Marx never devoted a specific work to a discussion of life after capitalism, his distinctive critique of the central realities of capitalism is far more liberatory than has generally been appreciated.

Rising rents, health care and other living costs mean that for many entering their retirement years, balancing the household budget can be a struggle.

Why some rope knots hold better than others.

According to a new study, grandmother orcas that are no longer breeding support their grandcalves, improving their chances of survival. Researchers found young orcas had a higher chance of staying alive with their grandmothers around than without.