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More Bucks, Less Bang: The Ineffective Weapons Disease Infects Another Generation of Weapons
(Image: Lance Page / Truthout) In the early 1980s, the Pentagon was in the midst of several new generations of tanks, aircraft and missiles, especially during the …
In Canada the Center No Longer Holds
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. (The Prime Minister's Office / flickr) Toronto, Canada - By winning a majority in the 308-seat House of Commons in Canada’s May …
Why March-April’s Job Gains Will Collapse This Summer
The jobs crisis is far from over.
General Keane Keen on Iran Attack
Celebrating a reunion with close friends of Fordham College (class of 1961) on a perfect June day in New York should be a time of little or no stress. …
Ongoing Crisis and Liberal Blindness
The double dip of this crisis is upon us. The latest data agree: the housing market has been in full double-dip mode for five months as home prices keep …
The Global Debt Crisis: How We Got in It and How to Get Out
(Photo: BillRhodes Photo / flickr) Countries everywhere are facing debt crises today, precipitated by the credit collapse of 2008. Public services are being slashed and public assets …
The Global Energy Crisis Deepens: Three Energy Developments That Are Changing Your Life
Energy prospects are growing dimmer.
Labor Law Reform – a Key Battle for Mexican Unions Today
(Photo: International Transport Workers' Federation / Flickr) Changing Mexico’s labor law threatens the lives of millions of workers. It would cement the power of a group …
Past Trade Agreements Have Cut Jobs, Wages and Democracy
President Barack Obama and President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea, after a joint press conference during the G20 summit in Seoul, South Korea, on November 11, 2010. As Obama …
Selling the Anti-Immigrant Story
The Federation for American Immigration Reform (not to be confused with the media watch group FAIR), recently held its fourth “Hold Their Feet to the Fire” event in Washington, …