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Afghanistan – The People’s December Review
In the first-person voice of Abdulai, a 15-year-old Afghan boy, whose father was killed by the Taliban: "The place where I live is the worst place on earth …
2011: A Brave New Dystopia
The two greatest visions of a future dystopia were George Orwell’s “1984” and Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World.” The debate, between those who watched our descent towards corporate totalitarianism, …
WikiLeaks: Africa Offers Easy Uranium
Paris - Wikileaks cables have revealed a disturbing development in the African uranium mining industry: abysmal safety and security standards in the mines, nuclear research centres, and border customs …
News in Brief: WikiLeaks Shows DEA Has Global Reach, and More …
WikiLeaks Shows DEA Has Global Reach
Coordinated Bombings Kill at Least 14 in Iraq’s Anbar Province
Fallujah, Iraq - Suicide bombers struck outside government offices in western Iraq on Monday morning, killing 14 people and wounding dozens in a pair of attacks that were the …
Ten Most Hopeful Stories of 2010
There was plenty of disappointment and hardship this year. But the year also brought opportunities for transformation. It was a tough year. The economy continued its so-called jobless recovery …
Top Ten Ways the Right Will Wreck the Recovery
Conservatives have a legislative agenda for 2011 that will hurt your ability to get or keep a job, your neighborhood's ability to recover from the recession and this country's …
Thom Hartmann | Cool Our Fever
We live in a democracy and policies represent our collective will. We cannot blame others. If we allow the planet to pass tipping points...it will be hard to explain …
Heave Ho
State and City Budget Crisis: Causes and Solutions (Video)
Richard Wolff is Professor of Economics Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst and currently a Visiting Professor at the Graduate Program in International Affairs of the …