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Gaza Fishermen Fight to Keep a Way of Life Alive
Once upon a time, this little strip of land (just 139 square miles, about twice the size of Washington, DC) was a potentially booming resort and fishing capital, with …
The Revolution Is Being Televised
I wrote this past weekend about the very real danger facing the Republican Party in 2012 thanks to the “Tea Party” uprising within the GOP base. I noted that …
DOJ Report on Torture Memo: Yoo Said Bush Could Order “Massacre” of Civilians
For background on Jason Leopold's extensive investigative work on the Yoo/Bybee torture memo report please see here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. Former Justice Department lawyer …
Private Contractors “Like Vultures Coming to Grab the Loot“
Vancouver - Critics are concerned that private military contractors are positioning themselves at the centre of an emerging “shock doctrine” for earthquake-ravaged Haiti. Next month, a prominent umbrella organisation …
Obama Aid Package to Help With Home Foreclosures
San Francisco - The five states where the housing crisis has taken the biggest toll will receive part of a $1.5 billion federal aid package intended to slow the …
Obama’s Pentagon Rebrands Iraq War, Rolls Out PR Offensive in Afghanistan
The new PR campaign has all the qualities of a George Orwell novel. Perhaps ‘Operation Imperial Sunset’ is a more appropriate name.
Lost Causes Are the Only Causes Worth Fighting For
In the movie, “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” at the end of a filibuster, idealistic freshman US Sen. Jeff Smith (played by Jimmy Stewart) reminds us that the struggle …
Bill Moyers and Michael Winship | What Are We Bid for American Justice?
That famous definition of a cynic as someone who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing has come to define this present moment of American politics. …
ACLU Sues USAID: Are We Exporting US Taxpayer-Funded Religion?
The ACLU has waited long enough.
DOJ, FBI Close Investigation into 2001 Anthrax Attacks
The Department of Justice, the FBI and the US Postal Inspection Service on Friday announced they have formally concluded a nine-year investigation into the Anthrax attacks that occurred shortly …