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Eugene Robinson | Stealing Fire From the Gods
Washington - A friend of mine once had a Toyota that wouldn't die. The odometer had only a dim recollection of passing 100,000 miles, the body was dinged and …
Rounding GM’s Square Wheels
As General Motors (GM) faces the prospect of a fourth CEO in the space of a year, there is good news and bad news about the iconic American company. …
Fifteen Killed in Pakistan as Bombs Target Bus, Hospital
Islamabad, Pakistan - Two bomb blasts targeting a bus filled with Shiite Muslims and later a hospital in Karachi killed at least 15 people Friday in the latest outbreak …
Full-Court Press: The “Four Horsemen” Call for a Nuclear Weapons Spending Surge
In the December edition of Z Magazine we published a lengthy feature examining the new politics of “anti-nuclear nuclearism,” a rhetoric whereby hawkish elites vaguely tout the goal of …
Robert Reich | Who’s Killing Financial Reform?
Senator Chris Dodd, the chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, scolded Wall Street representatives at a hearing Thursday for sending "an army of lobbyists whose only mission is to …
Robert Reich | Who’s Killing Financial Reform? (2)
Senator Chris Dodd, the chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, scolded Wall Street representatives at a hearing Thursday for sending "an army of lobbyists whose only mission is to …
Robert Parry | The Right Gets Itself “Wired“
In past years when I talked to American progressives about the growing media imbalance – as the Right gained dominance in books, magazines, newspapers, talk radio and cable TV …
Senate Confirms Martha N. Johnson as GSA Administrator After Nine-Month Delay
Washington - Nearly ten months after her nomination last April, the U.S. Senate today confirmed Martha N. Johnson as Administrator of General Services. Upon assuming office, Johnson will become …
Dodd to Introduce Constitutional Amendment to Reverse Campaign Finance Ruling
Please see this report by Truthout's Kyle Berlin about a similar bill introduced in the House earlier this week.
Costa Rica Expected to Elect First Woman President
San Jose, Costa Rica — Costa Rican voters appear likely to elect the country's first female president, a protege of Nobel laureate Oscar Arias who holds a nearly 20-point …