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News in Brief: Pentagon Study Shows Repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Is Not Dangerous, and More
Pentagon Study Shows Repealing “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” Is Not Dangerous
Stanley Aronowitz: “An Immense Malaise Torments American Society“
Interview with distinguished professor of sociology Stanley Aronowitz at the City University of New York. He evokes the reasons for Barack Obama's Democrats in the midterm elections. Bruno …
Joe Conason | A Note on Health Care Reform
Overstating the importance of a midterm election is understandably tempting for politicians and pundits, especially when the partisan turnover reaches historic proportions, as it indisputably did on Nov. 2. …
Obama in Asia: Meeting American Decline Face to Face
Blocked from major new domestic initiatives by a Republican victory in the midterm elections, President Barack Obama promptly lit out for Asia, a far more promising arena. That continent, …
Veterans Day 2010: Honor the Consciences of Our Veterans
The war in Afghanistan is now in its tenth year, with no end in sight. Al Qaida isn't in Afghanistan anymore, and the war doesn't meet the criteria for …
Bush Memoir: Revision Accomplished
Philadelphia “Freedom”: Voter Forced to Swear on Bible Before Casting Vote in Mid-Term Election
“did anyone else have to swear on a bible that their address was correct before they were able to vote? just wondering, because i did,” Philadelphia voter Lindsay Granger …
Top of Agenda at Clinton-Netanyahu Meeting: New Rift Over Settlements
Washington - The Obama administration is once again at odds with the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and once again the issue is construction of Jewish settlements …
What Laila Sees: A Kandahar Woman Tells Her Story
Kabul, Afghanistan - “We live in constant fear of suicide attacks,” said Laila,* an Afghan woman who lives in Kandahar city and who visited with us yesterday. "When will …
Olbermann’s Support for South Dakota Tribe Points Way to More Inclusive Indian Country Coverage
All it took was a one-minute commentary. On February 9, 2010, Keith Olbermann told his viewers about a humanitarian crisis affecting 50,000 people. It was so bad, college basketball …