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Hailed as US Counterterrorism Model in Middle East, Yemen Teeters on the Brink of Collapse
Yemen is facing political collapse.
Remembering Saudi’s King Abdullah: “He Was Not a Benevolent Dictator, He Was a Dictator”
King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has died.
“Guantanamo of the Pacific”: Australian Asylum Seekers Wage Hunger Strike at Offshore Detention Site
A massive hunger strike is underway.
Inside the US Torture Chambers: Prisoner’s Guantanamo Diary Details 12 Years of Abuse, Terror
The diary of a Guantanamo prisoner has been published.
David Cay Johnston: Class War Is Being Waged by the Rich Against the Poor
“The idea that we shouldn't adjust the tax rates for people at the top and doing so is somehow class warfare is absurd.”
Phyllis Bennis: As Obama Hails “Turning Page” on Wars, US Drone Strikes Continue Across Globe
For the first time since 2001, there was no mention of al-Qaeda in the State of the Union address.
Economist Leonidas Vatikiotis: Syriza’s Proposals Don’t Go Far Enough for Greece
Vatikiotis discusses the upcoming Greek elections, and the need, in his view, for Greece to depart from the eurozone.
Ralph Nader on What Was Missing in President Obama’s State of the Union Address
Did President Obama's State of the Union speech go far enough?
Simon Johnson: GOP and Wall Street Say, “To Hell With Protecting the Public!“
This week, the House passed further legislation that would delay by two years some key provisions of Dodd-Frank.
A Coup in Yemen? Jeremy Scahill and Iona Craig on Rebel Offensive to Seize Power, Saudi Role and the Arabian Peninsula
The Yemeni government is on the verge of collapse.