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Why Herman Cain is the Koch Brothers’ Favorite Presidential Candidate
Former pizza executive Herman Cain’s rise to the top of the Republican presidential pack will undoubtedly put smiles on the faces of two Omaha brothers: Charles and David Koch. …
How Greece Could Escape the Euro
Greece would be in much better shape now if it had never joined the euro zone, or if it had been kicked out in 2004 when it admitted that …
The Threat of Warships on an “Island of World Peace”
Song Kang-ho, an activist opposing a naval base under construction, near the construction site, in Gangjeong village on Jeju Island, South Korea, August 2, 2011. (Photo: Jean Chung / …
Straw Poll Results: Progressives Stand With Obama’s Jobs Agenda
This will be a disappointment for the political reporters always looking to gawk at “hot Dem-on-Dem” action or what Rep. Donna Edwards, D-Md., at the Take Back the American …
US Debate on Haqqani: Military or Political Solution?
Washington - Dissension over Adm. Mike Mullen's accusation that the Haqqani network of Afghan insurgents is a “veritable arm” of Pakistan's intelligence agency and the revelation that a U.S. …
Occupy Boston: Day One
My interpretation of the previous two days as a participant and journalist in Occupy Boston does not reflect the views of other members of the “99 percent” movement, or …
Wisconsin and Ohio: Resistance Rising
On Sunday, February 13, 2011, a few hundred union members gathered at the state capitol building in Madison, WI to confront Gov. Scott Walker over a bill designed to …
Flat-Lining the Middle Class: Economic Numbers to Die For
In some ways, Zuccotti Park, the campsite, the Ground Zero, for the Occupy Wall Street protests couldn’t be more modest. It’s no Tahrir Square, but a postage-stamp-sized plaza …
The Military’s Role in US Foreign Policy and Torture: Why Is School of the Americas Absent From the National Dialogue?
Protesters demonstrating against the School of the Americas, November 2006. (Photo: crazbabe21) On April 8, 1993, a Newsweek investigation about the Fort Benning, Georgia-based US Army School …
The Lessons of Law and Order: What Canadians Can Learn From Failed US Crime Policy
An Ontario Provincial Police vehicle. (Photo: NapaneeGal) "I want to be the Premier to bring change these families need and deserve. Change that puts criminals to work. …