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Afghanistan: Women Dying and Torture Run Amuck
Two reports coming out of Afghanistan illustrate the depth of hypocrisy and subterfuge characterizing the US/NATO intervention in that country. One could cite a myriad of such examples, so …
Election Experts Issue “Orange Alert” for Massachusetts Special Election
Groups urge Secretary of State Galvin to take action to detect election tampering.
Murders at Guantanamo: Exposing the Truth About the 2006 Suicides
It's hard to know where to begin with this profoundly important story by Scott Horton, for next month's Harper's Magazine, but let's try this: The three “suicides” at Guantánamo …
Hard Lessons of a Rookie Year
Washington - President Obama begins his second year in the White House with such anemic approval ratings, you'd think he was another Ronald Reagan: Among recent presidents, only the …
US Security Company Offers to Perform “High Threat Terminations” and to Confront “Worker Unrest” in Haiti
We saw this type of Iraq-style disaster profiteering in New Orleans and you can expect to see a lot more of this in Haiti over the coming days, weeks …
E.J. Dionne Jr. | What Obama Can Learn From Reagan
Washington - In June 2008, before the financial implosions that would come a few months later, I asked two smart financiers who happened to be Republicans about the future …
Martin Luther King Jr. Was a Working-Class Hero
“I AM A MAN,” the signs proclaimed in large, bold letters. They were held high, proudly and defiantly, by African-American men marching through the streets of Memphis, Tennessee, in …
“The Dream” Remains a Dream
On January 18, 2010, America will celebrate the birth, death, and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We will hear those powerful words, "I Have A …
Which Dr. King Will We Honor?
As we observe the life and example of Martin Luther King, Jr., the question arises, “Which Dr. King will we honor?” Will we yet again observe a polished, scaled-down, …
Taliban Fighters Attack Afghan Capital, Target Government Buildings
A coordinated Taliban attack in the heart of Kabul, Afghanistan killed at least five people and cast new doubts on the security apparatus in the capital city. Multiple explosions …