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WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange Arrested in London on Sex-Related Charges
Julian Assange, editor in chief of WikiLeaks, was arrested Tuesday morning in London on rape charges from Sweden, adding a new wrinkle to the ongoing furor over WikiLeaks' controversial …
Crocodile Tears
Privacy Is Passe, So Broadcast Yourself (to Big Brother)
"You had to live – you did live, from habit that became instinct – in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and, except in darkness, every …
Phlogiston Economics: The Need to Dispel the Free Hand and Create Jobs Instead
We can laugh now at phlogiston theory – the 17th century idea that all materials that could be burnt contained phlogiston, an odorless, colorless substance. The concept seemed sound, …
If Cancun Climate Talks Falter, Blame the US (2)
The most recent round of United Nations-led climate change negotiations began this week in Cancun, and although international expectations are muted this year, the stakes are still high. As …
Big Polluters Freed From Environmental Oversight by Stimulus
In the name of job creation and clean energy, the Obama administration has doled out billions of dollars in stimulus money to some of the nation’s biggest polluters and …
Fighting the Black Anti-Abortion Campaign: Trusting Black Women
Sixty-five billboards were quickly erected in predominantly African American neighborhoods in Atlanta on February 5, 2010. Each showed a sorrowful picture of a black male child proclaiming, "Black Children …
Rumors and Pessimism Reign Midway Through Cancun Summit
Cancun, Mexico - At the end of the first week of climate negotiations under way in this Mexican Caribbean resort city, it seems a distant possibility that the nearly …
Hammered in the Senate, Democrats Must Negotiate on Tax Cuts
Washington Saturday was a picture of frustration and gridlock over government spending and taxes. But the lack of specific legislative progress also brought signs that the negotiating parties – …
US Execution Capital Reconsiders the Death Penalty
New York - On Monday, Dec. 6, a district court in Texas will be asked – for the first time in that U.S. state's history – to decide whether …