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Rep. Ryan Pushes Ominous “Roadmap for America’s Future“
In an apparent attempt to gain some semblance of support for the only definitive and substantive Republican budget plan, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) has turned to a series of …
Afghan War Leaks Expose Costly, Deceitful March of Folly
The brutality and fecklessness of the US-led war in Afghanistan have been laid bare in an indisputable way just days before the House of Representatives is scheduled to vote …
All the Strangeness of Our American World in One Article
Have you ever thought about just how strange this country's version of normal truly is? Let me make my point with a single, hardly noticed Washington Post news story …
BP’s Don’t-Ask-Don’t-Tell Policy: The Well’s Corked, but Public and Government Are Left in the Dark
Prof. Bob Bea, of UC Berkeley, a civil engineer with years of expertise in marine oil drilling, says he is concerned that during the current crisis of BP’s blown-out …
WikiLeaks Founder Assange Press Conference (VIDEO)
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gave a press conference at the Frontline Club in London Monday to address the publication of classified documents from the US government. The video is …
Don’t Let Dirty Drilling Frack Up New York’s Clean Water
Everyone is talking about Natural Gas, our newest greenest most homegrown and secure source of American Energy.... NOT! “Clean” "Natural" Gas is neither.
Classified Documents Reveal Unfiltered and Unreported Details of Afghan War, and More
Afghanistan From the Classified Documents' Perspective
Khmer Rouge Executioner Found Guilty, but Cambodians Say Sentence Too Light
Phnom Penh, Cambodia - In the first verdict at the UN-backed war crimes tribunal, the Khmer Rouge’s chief executioner has been found guilty of war crimes and crimes against …
Ashrawi: Pressure Without Progress Could Lead to the Political Suicide of the Palestinian National Leadership
On my weekly television show “Viewpoint With James Zogby,” I hosted PLO Executive Committee member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi to critique the July 6 White House meeting between President Obama …
“R“Oil Indignation
The British are upset with the United States. That's not too unusual. There was this revolution thing a couple of centuries ago. But America's Number 1 ally is upset …