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The Lingering Bush Legacy: What to Do About Those Tax Cuts
Washington — In the back of every Washington politician's mind is this sobering fact: Unless Congress acts, the temporary tax cuts it passed when George W. Bush was president …
Autumn of the Republic?
Did America slip into a semiliterate, polarized, pre-fascist state over the past decade or so, allowing greedy oligarchs and corporate elites to run the government? Two books I recently …
The Racial Diversity of Hunger
Everyone knows that Oakland is diverse. Probably more people from more races and nationalities live in the city than anywhere west of New York or north of Los Angeles. …
Update: Suspect Charged in Attempted Attack on Airliner
Update 1 4:29 pm Eastern In a federal criminal complaint, Abdul Farouk Abdulmutallab has been officially charged with placing a destructive device on, and attempting to destroy the aircraft …
What Congress’ Health Care Overhaul Likely Means for You
Washington - Now that the Senate has passed a hotly debated health care bill, Congress is headed to the next step: House of Representatives-Senate negotiations in January to hammer …
Argentina’s “Disappeared:" Justice At Last or Reneging on Amnesty?
Buenos Aires - Just outside Buenos Aires, in the depths of the Rio de la Plata and the South Atlantic, lie the remains of thousands of bodies. A …
A Peek Inside Sarah Palin’s Diary
Dear Diary: It's been helter-skelter around here these days. Actually, there is no “here.” I'm on the road every day, mostly at book signings for “Going Rogue.” …
Anniversary of TVA Coal Ash Spill as Forgotten as the Disaster Itself
On the third day before Christmas in 2008, the people living along the Emory River in East Tennessee were listening to songs about a “white Christmas” like everybody else …
David Sirota | What Happens When We Can’t Trust the Verifiers?
This month, a British government report admitted that one of the major rationales for invading Iraq — the claim that Saddam could deploy WMDs in 45 minutes — probably …
Top Army Commander Rescinds Controversial Order Criminalizing Pregnancy
A controversial policy implemented last month by the Army general commanding soldiers in Northern Iraq that criminalized pregnancy was rescinded following an outcry from women’s groups and fierce criticism …