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Credit the Egyptian People for the Egyptian Revolution
While there will undoubtedly have to be additional popular struggle in Egypt to ensure that the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak leads to real democracy, the ouster of the …
The Global Democratic Movement for Peace
Dear Readers, Democracy is on the march. It started in Tunisia, spread to Egypt, and continues to gain momentum in Iran, Iraq, Libya, Algeria, Yemen, Jordan, Bahrain and even …
Government to Start Fighting Homelessness Among Veterans
Veterans, particularly poor and minority veterans, are 50 percent more likely to become homeless compared to other Americans, according to a report released last week by the Housing and …
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Government to Start Fighting Homelessness Among Veterans
Veterans, particularly poor and minority veterans, are 50 percent more likely to become homeless compared to other Americans, according to a report released last week by the Housing and …
Chile’s Peaceable Kingdom Image Challenged
On the tiny, legendary Pacific speck of land known as Easter Island, located 2,000 miles from the Chilean coastline, the ongoing non-violent protests being staged by the Hito family …
Wisconsin Labor Jams Capitol to Resist Governor’s Attacks
Wisconsin’s new Republican governor inadvertently issued a wake-up call to the state’s labor movement by announcing legislation February 11 that would crush public employee unions. Scott Walker made the …
Universal Jurisdiction: A Major Tool for Justice
One of the highly progressive acts that followed the end of World War II was the establishment of the principle of universal jurisdiction (UJ). UJ is a legal process …
IVAW to Justice Department: Investigate INC Ties to Iraqi WMD Intelligence Fabricator “Curveball“
On 15 February 2011, the Guardian reported that Rafid Ahmed Alwan al-Janabi, code-named ‘Curveball’ by U.S. intelligence officials, admitted to fabricating knowledge of Saddam Hussein's alleged biological weapons program. …
Norman Solomon | When “Good” Dictators Go Bad
A standard zigzag of political rhetoric went for a jaunt along Pennsylvania Avenue on Tuesday (February 15) with a speech by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at George Washington …
Rose Aguilar | Is Wisconsin Our Egypt?
The people power in Wisconsin has become too big for the local and national media to ignore. Just a few weeks ago, Milwaukee Labor Press editor Dominique Paul North …