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Q&A: “US ‘Grand Bargain’ Can Save Israel From Itself“
Jerusalem - Resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict along the two-state parameters seems less likely with Israel torn between accepting a Palestinian state and the settler ideology which calls for …
In New Gas Wells, More Drilling Chemicals Remain Underground
For more than a decade the energy industry has steadfastly argued before courts, Congress and the public that the federal law protecting drinking water should not be applied to …
Inside the Military-Industrial-Media Complex: Impacts on Movement for Social Justice
This article has been previously published at Media Freedom Intl. Among the most important corporate media censored news stories of the past decade, one must be that over …
We Won Round One on Health Care
There are widespread opinions out there on the Senate version of health care reform. I understand people's frustration with how “Traitor Joe” Lieberman and “Ben Arnold” Nelson held the …
Rights, Finally, for Airport Screeners
The underpaid, overworked and otherwise poorly treated airport screeners, who are essential to air passenger safety, may finally be winning their long struggle for the badly needed union rights …
Iran: Festival Turns Deadly
At least four killed in deadliest riots since election as police and militia clash with protesters.
Tobacco: The (Small) Photo Shock
Already employed in several countries, photos showing the dangers of tobacco will soon ornament cigarette packs sold in France. Nonetheless, the minister of health has settled for replicating the …
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Just a Four-Letter Word?
That word would be “TARP” of course. The night before Christmas, the Treasury announced that these two bankrupt mortgage giants would get an unlimited draw on the taxpayers' dollars. …
Afghanistan: What Would a Real Policy Look Like?
At a Washington meeting some years back, Rep. Jim Moran of Virginia said to a group of us who had come to discuss Mideast policy, "All foreign policy is …
Anti-Government Protests Turn Deadly in Tehran
Tehran - Security forces opened fire at crowds demonstrating against the government in the capital on Sunday, killing at least five people, including the nephew of opposition political leader …