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Gareth Porter | The Petraeus Bait-and-Switch Maneuver
In interviews in recent weeks, Gen. David Petraeus has been taking a line on what will happen in mid-2011 that challenges President Barack Obama's intention to begin a troop …
Dean Baker | The Role of Government and the Foreclosure Crisis
As we all know, there are two competing views on the proper role of government. On the one hand, we have those who believe that it is the government's …
Bradley Manning: American Hero
Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is accused of leaking military secrets to the public. This week, his supporters are holding rallies in 21 cities, seeking Manning's release from military custody. …
Castro
After four years of silence induced by grave physical illness, punctuated only by occasional newspaper commentaries, Fidel Castro has regained his voice. To the surprise of many, he is …
Scaremongering Report About Islam Reveals Political Posturing
The conspiracy-minded conservatives with the Center for Security Policy lashed out at the global Islamic community on Wednesday with the release of a report that uses a narrow and …
US Nuclear Industry Will Remain Ward of the State, as in France, Report Warns
Report wary of “French model of nuclear socialism,” and calls $36 billion of federal loan guarantees a raw deal for taxpayers. Government subsidies of nuclear power plans could hitch …
Iraq Suffers Deadliest Day Since US Drawdown
Baghdad - A string of bombings killed 37 people Sunday in Iraq's deadliest day since Aug. 31, when President Barack Obama said the U.S. military's seven-year-old combat mission there …
The Rapture of It All
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Michael T. Klare | China: Twenty-First Century Energy Superpower
If you want to know which way the global wind is blowing (or the sun shining or the coal burning), watch China. That’s the news for our energy future …
Brave (Old) New World: UPMC Braddock and the Rise of Class-Based Health Care
A western Pennsylvania post-steel town like many others, Braddock has become relatively famous for at least two reasons: first, the famed documentarian Tony Buba, who still lives in Braddock …