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The Trial of George Zimmerman For Shooting Trayvon Martin Could Be as Divisive as OJ Simpson's

Gary Younge, Comment Is Free. April 15, 2012.

The "stand your ground" law was political, as are the lax gun laws, and the issues of race that have propelled this case to international news. The law is already politicized.

23 States with "Stand Your Ground" Gun Laws Like the One that Let Trayvon Martin's Killer Go Free

Cora Currier, ProPublica. March 25, 2012.

Here’s a rundown of the states with laws like the one in Florida, where there’s no duty to retreat in public and where, self-defense claims have some immunity in court.

5 Big Lies About the Phony 'War on Religion'

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. February 8, 2012.

Right-wingers claim Obama and Democrats across the country are waging a war on religion -- and of course, conservatives are the civilian casualties.

US Empire Is Changing its Stripes: Drones, Special Operations Forces and the US Navy Are Changing the Way We Do War

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com. February 5, 2012.

Make no mistake: we’re entering a new world of military planning. It won't make the Pentagon smaller, but it will change the nature of empire.

Why You Want the Government Running Health, Education and Defense

David Morris, OnTheCommons.org. June 5, 2011.

The public sector often provides services faster, cheaper and more effectively.

It Takes a Woman to Lead the Way to Peace: Mayor Kitty Piercy Leading the Way to Bring Our War Dollars Home

Jodie Evans, AlterNet. May 30, 2011.

We must encourage Congress to make rational, long-term decisions when debating oversight of the military.

Obama Plans to Shrink War Spending Over 25% Next Year -- $42 Billion Cut from Military-Industrial Complex

David Edwards, Raw Story. January 21, 2011.

Announced cuts would be the largest year-to-year decrease in total war funding since the start of the war in Afghanistan.

Obama Rebuffs Defense Establishment's Hunger for Conflict with Iran

Gareth Porter, Inter Press Service. August 31, 2010.

Obama's refusal in a White House briefing this month to announce a "red line" in regard to Iran's nuclear program is a promising sign.

Flesh-Eating Robots Developed for Pentagon

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. July 15, 2009.

Things don't look good for humanity.

Stimulus Defenders Wake Up (Finally!)

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. February 5, 2009.

Where have these arguments been the past few weeks? Might any of these authors be available to, you know, go on television or something?

Pentagon Watching Scotch Distillery Webcam

Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet. June 23, 2008.

Making single malt a lot like making chemical weapons, spooks explain.

Weapons Industry Dumps Republicans, Backs Hillary

Leonard Doyle, Independent UK. October 31, 2007.

The U.S. arms industry has all but abandoned its traditional allies in the Republican party and is putting their money on Hillary Clinton.

Obama: No More Nukes

Steve Benen, October 2, 2007.

Steve Benen: Obama will be the first presidential candidate in a long while to make such a public pronouncement.