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Sectarian Monster Reawakened: Redrawing the Map of Iraq, Again
“Labeiki ya Zaynab,” chanted Iraqi Shia fighters as they swayed, dancing with their rifles before TV news cameras in Baghdad on June 13. They were apparently getting ready for …
Argentina Responds to Supreme Court with Debt Swap Plan
In reaction to an adverse Supreme Court ruling against Argentina, President Cristina Fernu00e1ndez de Kirchner announced that Argentina would offer new bonds to its creditors governed under Argentine law.
New Report: US Government Top Funder of Low-Wage Jobs for Women
As President Obama prepares to speak to the needs of working women during the White House Summit on Working Families, a new report from public policy organization Demos highlights …
Post-2015 Development Agenda – Will the Voices of the Hungry be Heard?
The Millennium Development Goals will expire in 2015 and be replaced with the Sustainable Development Goals, which are intended to strengthen the international communityu2019s engagement with eradicating poverty and …
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Credit Rating Industry Dodges Reforms, Despite Role in Financial Meltdown
Flaws in bond rating system that led to financial collapse remain.
Raising Hope Across the Borders: Transnational Social Movements and Power
Gerardo Cerdas is coordinator of the Latin American- and Caribbean-wide social movement Grito de los Excluidos, Cry of the Excluded.
Capitalism’s Bullets in Latin America: Invisible Empires, State Power and 21st Century Colonialism
For many people in Brazil, a war has indeed broken out surrounding the current World Cup. Poor communities have been displaced by stadiums and related infrastructure for the event.
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How Did “Don’t Mess with the Money” Become the NSA’s Motto?
In one corner of America, we need lots more snooping.
Chilean Australians Clamor for the Extradition to Chile of Former DINA Agent Adriana Rivas
Despite her alleged participation in crimes committed at a Chilean torture and extermination center under Pinochet, former DINA agent Adriana Rivas lives in Australia where Chilean activists campaign for …
Leveling the Playing Field for Worker Cooperatives
Municipal and state governments as well as NGOs that support small or independent businesses are finally beginning to address what changes they need to make to support the creation …