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Activists Worried About “Secret” Internet Treaty
Mexico City - An international treaty to combat copyright infringement and piracy, being negotiated by Mexico and other countries, could curtail expansion of the internet, violate people's rights to …
Three Holy Wars
The Progressive 100th Anniversary Speech in Madison, Wisconsin, May 2, 2009. Matt Rothschild: For all his fame he's more humble, or as I told him once, he fakes it …
Sailing a Liferaft Into Gaza
As I write this, I am still in Cairo. The Gaza Freedom March is officially over - most delegates flew home January 3-5. There are about 30 of us …
Lobbyists Aided Alaska’s Murkowski in Writing EPA Limits Bill
Washington - Two lobbyists had a hand in writing language proposed by Sen. Lisa Murkowski that could curtail the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to regulate major emitters of greenhouse …
Why We Will March in Arizona
The United States currently faces a crisis that it must resolve while preserving its character as a nation of immigrants. This begins with recognizing and respecting the dignity and …
Dirty Truths About Iraq
“... security in Iraq may not be sustainable unless significant steps are taken to uphold the rule of law and human rights ...” - Human Rights Report of the …
The Truth, Crudely Put
Washington - Skin color among African-Americans is not to be discussed in polite company, so Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's newly disclosed remark about President Obama — that voters …
Good News From El Salvador
Something fine took place recently: El Salvador's National Center for Agricultural and Forest Technology, known by its Spanish initials as CENTA, was officially renamed “CENTA - Enrique Alvarez Córdova.” …
New Jersey Assembly Approves Medical Marijuana
New Jersey would become the 14th state in the nation to allow medical marijuana, under a bill that received final approval from the Assembly today and is expected to …