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Haitian Women Mourn the Dead, Recommit to the Living on International Women’s Day (Part I)
All over Haiti on March 8, International Women's Day, women's groups met to honor their dead and raise up their living. As for how to raise up the living, …

Yoo Besmirches Legacy of Jefferson
Initially I was shocked at the thought of the University of Virginia (UVA) welcoming former Justice Department lawyer John Yoo to the “Academical Village” founded by Thomas Jefferson. There …

Sarkozy Slap Down: Round One of France’s Regional Elections
Not to anyone's great surprise, the first round of yesterday's Regional elections in France, confirmed the Regions' swing since 2004 to the rose [Socialist] - green [Green Party] banner, …

Toxic Hanford: A Trip to the B Reactor
I spent a weekend last fall sitting inside an old nuclear reactor, gazing up at a wall that holds over 2,000 cylinder rods that once produced plutonium for our …

Froma Harrop | Jihad Jane: Terror by Reason of Insanity
Consider the case of “Jihad Jane.” Divorced twice (first marriage at 16), Colleen LaRose was arrested for drunkenness in Texas. She ended up living with a boyfriend in a …

Support Our Troops: Boycott the Israeli Occupation
I don't know about all you commiepinkos, but I believe we should Support Our Troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. General Petraeus, Admiral Mullen and Vice President Biden say that …

Senate Unveils Its Financial Crisis Fix
Washington - Eighteen months after Wall Street's brush with apocalypse, the Senate on Monday began to rewrite the nation's financial regulatory rules with the introduction of a sweeping bill …

Why Punish Iran for What Israel Has Already Done?
As the Western powers continue to criticize Iran for its nuclear enrichment program, and while they try to pressure Russia and China to impose stiffer economic sanctions, maybe it …

Control of Public Media as a Social Justice Issue
Media justice organizers at the Center for Media Justice (CMJ) and MAG-Net have recently produced a brilliant campaign plan (“The Campaign for universal broadband”) to win three policies crucial …

Eugene Robinson | Katrina’s Toxic Legacy Lives
Washington - The Obama administration is making a big health care mistake. I'm not talking about the final push for comprehensive reform legislation, which is righteous and necessary. I …