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Kucinich Forces Congress to Debate Afghanistan
On Thursday, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) introduced H. Com Res. 248, a privileged resolution with 16 original cosponsors that will require the House of Representatives to debate whether to …

Life in the Gazan “Buffer Zone“
When I wrote last, I was still in Cairo, beginning to lose hope. However, shortly after, a friend at the UN Relief & Works Agency (UNRWA) was miraculously able …

On Languages of Power and Powerlessness
The disciplining force of society is at its most effective when its human origins are denied or covered up.

Falling Into the Ditch
Washington Post headline, February 18, 2010: “Lawmakers to launch bipartisan effort to rewrite No Child Left Behind.” Reading that headline, teachers familiar with the King James Bible are likely …

Explosions Shake Baghdad as Iraqis Vote
Baghdad - Dozens of explosions ripped through Baghdad and provinces to the north and west as Iraqis voted Sunday in parliamentary elections, killing at least 34 people and wounding …

David Sirota | The Senate’s Lesson About Democracy
When you look past the craziness, chaos and confusion of politics these days, you still find roughly two major schools of thought that aim to explain What's Fundamentally Wrong.

Bad Job Numbers Make it Harder to Pass Health Reform
The loss of 36,000 jobs in February is better than expected but it’s still miserable. 26,000 were lost in January, according to the government’s revised figures. And the “underemployment” …

With Avatar Poised to Win Big at the Oscars, James Cameron Should Help Some Na
With the Oscars upon us, many eyes will be on James Cameron and his sci-fi digital adventure, Avatar, which has already grossed $2.5 billion worldwide. It will win best …

Can Workers Hope to Be Safe at Last? (2)
It's called musculoskeletal disorder or MSD, the most common of the serious injuries suffered by US workers. But because corporate employers fear that greater public awareness would force them …

Hillary Clinton’s “Damage Control” Trip to Latin America
This article has been previously published in the Guardian.