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Five Prison Reform Ideas Being Ignored on Capitol Hill
Prisoners at Saguaro Correctional Center in Eloy, Ariz., Oct. 16, 2009. (Photo: Monica Almeida / The New York Times) After last week’s breakthrough in mitigating the damage …
Libya: Will Air War Become an Occupation? (Part Two)
Obama: The U.S. Is Bombing Libya But This Isn't War The U.S. Congress's informal protest over Obama's sidestepping the War Powers Act concerning U.S. participation in the …
Nonviolent Revolution Clarified: Five Myths and Realities Behind Egypt’s Uprising
There are a handful of misconceptions that have been parroted repeatedly in media coverage of the “Arab Spring.”
Journalist Vargas to Media: “Immigrant Struggle Is About Us, Not Them”
New York - When he was growing up in the Philippines, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas' early ideas of America were formed by the remittances and goods …
Killer Drones Take the Place of War
This image shows the Reaper, a Remotely Piloted Air System (RPAS), part of 39 Squadron Royal Air Force. The Reaper has completed 20,000 operational flight hours in theatre, and …
QE2 Shocker: The Whole $600 Billion Wound Up Offshore
On June 30, QE2 ended with a whimper. The Fed's second round of “quantitative easing” involved $600 billion created with a computer keystroke for the purchase of long-term government …
“Arab Spring” Label Hampers Global Protests’ Solidarity Potential
An Egyptian flag drapes the crowd as thousands of Egyptians protest in Cairo's Tahrir Square, April 1, 2011. (Photo: Andrea Bruce / The New York Times) In …
Revolution in Bahrain: Defying the Conspiracy of Convenience
Antigovernment protesters demonstrate in Pearl Square in Manama, Bahrain, February 20, 2011. (Photo: Lynsey Addario / The New York Times) An unlikely alliance is the latest obstacle …
Note to US: Democracy Activists Worldwide Are Watching
Demonstrators beat drums and chant “thieves” outside the Parliament building in Athens, Greece, on June 15, 2011. (Photo: Eirini Vourloumis / The New York Times) It looked …
Senior Israeli, US Intelligence Figures Warn of Israeli Attack Against Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds an alleged Iranian missile manual as Defense Minister Ehud Barak looks on at a press conference near a ship seized in the Mediterranean …