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Scotland’s referendum, 700 years in the making: Why the “no” vote was still a stunning watershed
George Black
To fully understand what happened yesterday one must first dig into the history of Scotland's nationalist sentiment
Must-see morning clip: John Oliver is not impressed by England’s attempts to woo Scotland
Prachi Gupta
If England wants to keep Scotland from seceding, it needs to try way harder
Southern secessionist group forming paramilitary unit called the “Indomitables”
Ryan Lenz
The neo-Confederate organization is training to advance a second southern secession by any means necessary
Obama’s Lincoln problem: Which Lincoln is he, the great orator or the great obfuscator?
Todd Brewster
Obama hoped to emulate Lincoln's sense of justice and compassion. He may follow him in less flattering ways
Rick Perry’s indictment is bad for Democrats: A Texas perspective
Michael Lind
From a shoddy charge to an awful martyr -- and its effect on 2016 -- here's why the left should hope this goes away
GOP’s post-racial fantasy: Secession, delusion and the truth about America’s most hateful dividers
Paul Rosenberg
Stephen Colbert isn't the only one who thinks we're beyond race. These GOP candidates' beliefs will horrify you
Texas GOP’s platform is an Ayn Randian fever dream
Michael Winship
Corporal punishment? You bet. Guns? Yes, please, more! Compassionate conservatism looks *progressive* by comparison
From Ukraine to Iraq: Welcome to the new age of energy wars
Michael Klare
Across the planet, ethnic, religious and national antagonisms are coming to a boil over access to fossil fuels
What would the Founding Fathers have thought about our libertarian crazies?
Andrew Leonard
Modern-day libertarians fancy themselves freedom fighters. How would their fantasies strike our nation's founders?
Christian right secession fantasy: Spooky neo-Confederate talk grows louder at the fringes
Paul Rosenberg
The religious right is spooked and making scary new allies. Some worry theocratic violence will soon be on the rise
California voters will decide whether to form a new state
Ian Blair
Residents of California's largely rural and conservative counties are leading the charge for secession
It wasn’t just Abraham Lincoln: The policies beyond Emancipation Proclamation which really helped end slavery
James Oakes
Historians focus on Emancipation Proclamation, and it was important. But other activists and policies mattered too
When literature goes to war: How Kurt Vonnegut, Norman Mailer and “Catch-22” changed the novel forever
Michael Schmidt
How the great American novels of the 20th century captured the horror, humor and devastating cost of modern warfare
The actress who helped Lincoln defeat the Confederacy
Christina Drill
Pauline Cushman donned disguises, dodged death and secretly slipped behind enemy lines as a Civil War spy
The GOP’s perpetual war drum explained: Why are Republicans so eager for conflict?
CJ Werleman
From Iraq to the Ukraine: How warmongering has been woven into the party's intellectual DNA
Crimea votes to secede from Ukraine and join Russia
Maria Danilova
The move was denounced by the U.S., as Obama announces new sanctions against Russia
The dying right: Why Christian fundamentalists are in panic mode
CJ Werleman
The religious right knows that time is running out — and that makes them even more dangerous
Wall Street’s long, torrid love affair with the South
Lynn Stuart Parramore
Warren Stephens is the latest banking tycoon to sport the colors of the Confederate flag. He's far from the first
How to make sense of the violence in Ukraine
Dan Peleschuk
Why the GOP’s civil war is only going to get uglier
CJ Werleman
Again, they misunderstand Econ 101 -- and the ride they're being taken on by the Tea Party and religious right
GOP insiders freak out: Could Tea Party blow another election?
CJ Werleman
2012 was just the beginning: Republicans are stuck in a civil war that threatens to derail even more winnable races
10 worst right-wing moments of the week — sitting “Duck” edition
Janet Allon
Newt Gingrich compares Phil Robertson to the Pope, while Rick Santorum goes off the deep-end over health care
White, affluent residents of south Baton Rouge want to secede from the rest of the city
Elias Isquith
The proposed new city would be called St. George and would remove 40 percent of Baton Rouge's sales tax revenue
Sorry, Tea Partyers: Religious right rooted in radical progressivism
Ira Chernus
How quickly Christian evangelicals forget their movement has a long history of demanding government intervention
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