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Caught on Video: Ballot Stuffing in Afghanistan
This Rethink Afghanistan video features footage obtained from a network of The Brave New Foundation's contacts in Afghanistan. It clearly shows widespread vote fraud during the recent parliamentary elections. …
The New Dark Financial Ages
It’s been two months since Timothy Geithner welcomed us to what he called economic recovery in a New York Times op-ed. It’s been about that long since I argued …
Spain on Strike
This past Wednesday, the 29th of September (or, as it is now called, “29-S”), Spain’s seventh general strike since the end of the Franco dictatorship was convoked by the …
WTF?: A Letter to Appalled and Puzzled European Friends
Dear Wolfgang and Jacqueline: Your recent email, wondering “what the f—- is going on” these days, questioning whether we Americans have taken "more than your usual amount of stupid …
This Modern World: Invisible Hand vs. the Regulator
The Pulpit of Bullies
One of the most memorable moments in television coverage of American politics came during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 1968. Out on the streets, anti-Vietnam war demonstrations …
Crisis Pregnancy Centers, Christine O’Donnell, Condoms and Concussions
Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs) in New York City may soon have to level with the public about their real agenda. At the Ms. Blog, Michelle Chen has an update …
The “Teach-the-Democrats-a-Lesson” Myth
If my e-mail inbox is any indication, many American progressives plan to use the Nov. 2 election as an opportunity to “teach the Democrats a lesson” by either not …
News in Brief: Afghanistan, in Ninth Year of US-Led War, Faces Taliban, Fraudulent Elections and Casualties, and More
Afghanistan, in Ninth Year of US-Led War, Faces Taliban, Fraudulent Elections, Casualties
Israel Seals Unprecedented Weapons Deals With the US
Israel has recently sealed a deal to purchase 20 brand-new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets made by US defense and aerospace corporation Lockheed Martin in a contract that, at …