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American Psychological Association beats back military psychologists

Reese Erlich - August 8, 2018

On Wednesday the leadership council of the American Psychological Association (APA) voted by an overwhelming 61-33% to keep its current policy prohibiting members from...

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Psychologists push to return to Guantanamo Bay

Reese Erlich - August 3, 2018

American Psychological Association (APA) policy prohibits members from working for the military in Guantanamo or any site where torture takes place. Now some military...

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Foreign Correspondent: Inside the US war in Yemen

Reese Erlich - March 27, 2018

One of the most important US Senate votes in decades took place recently, and few people know it happened. On March 20, Senators voted on...

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent: The Russians aren’t the only election hackers

Reese Erlich - February 26, 2018

Welcome to the latest Washington crisis. The American people are supposed to be petrified at the threat posed by Russian spies who hack our...

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Erik Prince, Blackwater founder, on ‘shithole countries’

Marc Norton - January 21, 2018

The news cycle these days moves fast and furious, especially when it comes to our esteemed President Donald Trump. A few days back, Trump...

Foreign Correspondent

Death of a suitcase

Reese Erlich - December 26, 2017

FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT Ralph died on an escalator in a foreign airport on Christmas Eve. I called my black carry-on suitcase "Ralph" because he was almost...

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The story of SF’s hidden monument to WWI

Marc Norton - November 10, 2017

This year is the 100-year anniversary of the entry of the United States into World War I. It is also the 100-year anniversary of...

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Lessons from Stop the Draft Week 50 years ago

Reese Erlich - September 26, 2017

With great fanfare PBS is airing a 10-part series about the Vietnam War. Critics charge that under the guise of being even handed, series...

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Is Trump planning permanent occupation of Afghanistan?

Reese Erlich - August 22, 2017

On my first reporting trip to Afghanistan, I was surprised to find that so many people supported the US invasion. They loved President George...

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Trump’s education secretary — and her brother, a mercenary who advocates assassinations

Marc Norton - January 23, 2017

Blackwater founder Erik Prince, who has been called “America’s most notorious mercenary” by author and journalist Jeremy Scahill, has emerged as an influential advisor...

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American Psychological Association beats back military psychologists

Psychologists push to return to Guantanamo Bay

Foreign Correspondent: Inside the US war in Yemen

Foreign Correspondent: The Russians aren’t the only election hackers

Erik Prince, Blackwater founder, on ‘shithole countries’

Death of a suitcase

The story of SF’s hidden monument to WWI

Lessons from Stop the Draft Week 50 years ago

Is Trump planning permanent occupation of Afghanistan?

Trump’s education secretary — and her brother, a mercenary who advocates assassinations

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