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David Sirota | The Case for Choosing Life
Judging by Tim Tebowís much-hyped Super Bowl ad, “choose life” remains conservatives' favorite abortion shibboleth. But really, the phrase better captures the stakes in the Great Budget Wars of …
A Pitiless, Punitive Giant and the Death of Empire
In the aftermath of the December 30 suicide bombing in Afghanistan that killed seven CIA employees, US drone assaults in Pakistan's northwest border region have increased in number with …
Eugene Robinson | Stealing Fire From the Gods
Washington - A friend of mine once had a Toyota that wouldn't die. The odometer had only a dim recollection of passing 100,000 miles, the body was dinged and …
Rounding GM’s Square Wheels
As General Motors (GM) faces the prospect of a fourth CEO in the space of a year, there is good news and bad news about the iconic American company. …
Fifteen Killed in Pakistan as Bombs Target Bus, Hospital
Islamabad, Pakistan - Two bomb blasts targeting a bus filled with Shiite Muslims and later a hospital in Karachi killed at least 15 people Friday in the latest outbreak …
Full-Court Press: The “Four Horsemen” Call for a Nuclear Weapons Spending Surge
In the December edition of Z Magazine we published a lengthy feature examining the new politics of “anti-nuclear nuclearism,” a rhetoric whereby hawkish elites vaguely tout the goal of …
Robert Reich | Who’s Killing Financial Reform?
Senator Chris Dodd, the chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, scolded Wall Street representatives at a hearing Thursday for sending "an army of lobbyists whose only mission is to …
Robert Reich | Who’s Killing Financial Reform? (2)
Senator Chris Dodd, the chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, scolded Wall Street representatives at a hearing Thursday for sending "an army of lobbyists whose only mission is to …
Robert Parry | The Right Gets Itself “Wired“
In past years when I talked to American progressives about the growing media imbalance – as the Right gained dominance in books, magazines, newspapers, talk radio and cable TV …
Senate Confirms Martha N. Johnson as GSA Administrator After Nine-Month Delay
Washington - Nearly ten months after her nomination last April, the U.S. Senate today confirmed Martha N. Johnson as Administrator of General Services. Upon assuming office, Johnson will become …