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Can Broadened “Counterterrorism” Rules Open Door to Indefinitely Detaining Peaceful Protesters?
A lot has been written recently about the recent militarization of US police forces. The impression is inescapable in an atmosphere saturated with imagery of Occupy protesters being bullied …
Will Fossil Fuel Companies Face Liability for Climate Change?
In a recent article in National Journal, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) President Tim Phillips said there is no question that AFP and others like it have been instrumental in …
Not a Revolution?
Occupy Wall Street, October 10, 2011. (Photo: DoctorTongs) An honest appraisal of our current accomplishment in the creation of the “occupation movement” leads us to a striking …
Congress vs. the Constitution
Controversy over the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), and its particular provisions for expanding military detention without trial, finally broke into the national news last week after Dick Cheney …
Protesters Occupy Goldman Sachs
It is not warm on West Street at 8:30 AM on December 12, and the wind coming simultaneously off the Hudson River to the west and New York harbor …
The Liberties We’ve Lost in the “War on Terror” Are Only Lost Temporarily, Right?
"Virtually all of our most fundamental rights and liberties have been affected for the worse, with little or no awareness among the populace at large. The ignorance is no …
War Forever Changed Lives of Six Iraqis We Knew Well
Cairo - On June 28, 2004, the day the U.S.-led occupation authority in Iraq officially was dissolved, our Baghdad news bureau held a staff dinner to mark the beginning …
Pulling Back the Curtain on the Wall Street Money Machine
Wall Street, New York. (Photo: SheepGuardingLlama) On November 27, Bloomberg News reported the results of its successful case to force the Federal Reserve to reveal the lending …
US-China Trade Policy and the Class War in the US
The Commerce Department's release of trade figures last week showed another large deficit with China for October, albeit slightly lower than the record hit the previous month. This figure …
Out of the Backyard: New Latin American and Caribbean Bloc Defies Washington
CELAC heads of state pose in front of Simón Bolívar statue at Caracas summit, December 2, 2011. (Photo: Eduardo Santillán Trujillo/Presidencia de la República) Rain clouds ringed …