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Tyranny American-Style: Pvt. Bradley Manning Is a Hero of Our Age
Looks can be deceiving. When you see photos of Army Specialist Bradley Manning, the fresh, boyish-faced 23-year old private who has spent the last seven months in solitary confinement, …
This Modern World: Knowing and Not Knowing
Financial Crisis Panel Urges Prosecutions of Industry Figures
Washington - The congressional panel examining the root causes of the nation's financial crisis voted to refer to state and federal prosecutors a wide range of potential criminal wrongdoing
Belief Culture: “We Don’t Need No Education“
“Four in 10 Americans, slightly fewer today than in years past, believe God created humans in their present form about 10,000 years ago.” This December 2010 poll also includes …
William Rivers Pitt | Onward Christian Soldiers … To Hypocrisy
Talk to Mikey Weinstein for even a few minutes, and you get the definite sense that the man must have gills. It is the only explanation for how he …
Dean Baker | President Obama Takes the High Ground in State of the Union Address
"President Obama resisted the immense pressure from the financial industry and other opponents of Social Security and Medicare by refusing to call for large cuts in these programs in …
Obama Unveils “Plan to Win the Future“
Editor's note: The White House distributed this fact sheet earlier this evening, which outlines Obama's “Plan to Win the Future.”
Excerpts from President Obama’s State of the Union Address (2)
Editor's note: The following are excerpts of President Obama's State of the Union Address released by the White House this afternoon. With their votes, the American people determined …
Watch Live: President Obama Delivers the State of the Union Address
JOIN THE LIVE CHAT VISIT WHITEHOUSE.GOV Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery State of the Union Address Tuesday, January 25, 2011 Washington, DC As Prepared …
The Moral Economy of Nonviolence: Learning Peacefulness From the Zapotecas
Pundits and analysts have engaged in mostly thoughtful discussions of the social, cultural, and political contexts of the recent mass murder in Arizona.