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Deficit Commissions and Financial Transactions Taxes: Who Is Serious?
In the middle of the worst downturn since the Great Depression, with unemployment projected to remain at elevated levels for most of the next decade, we have the bizarre …
US Consulate in Peshawar Attacked by Pakistan Taliban
A coordinated attack Monday on the US consulate in Peshawar, left eight dead, including three Pakistan Taliban militants. No Americans were killed in the attack. Lahore, Pakistan - Three …
Does Obama’s Nuclear Posture Review Go Far Enough?
The Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) [the Defense Department's evaluation of the state of nuclear policy] will soon be made public after numerous delays, apparently caused by deep divisions within …
Concert of Europe
The following is a translation of Chapter 10 of Sophie Gherardi's “Péchés Capitaux,” published by Grasset in 2009. Concert of Europe In which the four countries that are France, …
Bombs Strike Four Embassies in Baghdad, Killing at Least 30
Baghdad, Iraq - A wave of bombings struck foreign diplomatic missions in Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 30 people and wounding 224 others, Iraqi authorities said.
7.2 Earthquake Strikes Mexico, Shakes Southern California
Update 6 - 8:03pm Pacific - At least one person has died in a house collapse in Mexicali, Alfredo Escobedo, director of emergency services in Baja California, Mexico told …
Robert Reich | Greenspan, Summers, and Why the Economy Is So Out of Whack
I'm in the “green room” at ABC News, waiting to join a roundtable panel discussion on ABC's weekly Sunday news program, This Week.
What Haitians Want From Americans (and What They Don’t)
We asked Haitians in civil society organizations, on the streets, in buses, “What do you want from the US? What help can Americans give Haiti?” Here are some of …
Union Organizing Campaign Heats Up at Los Angeles Film School
Concerns over faculty pay, benefits and students' classes have propelled a union organizing drive at the private Los Angeles Film School, where management is not pleased that a majority …
Meet the New Ticas
Many women in Costa Rica are delaying motherhood to pursue career dreams. San Jose, Costa Rica - In Costa Rica, one woman will soon be president. Another is training …