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Youth in Revolt
One great irony of the youth-led revolt in the Arab world is that the two shining successes, Tunisia and Egypt, were previously stellar examples of neoliberal policy. …
Peru Turns Left
Humala Narrowly Edges out Fujimori
The Long, Ideological Road to Nowhere
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Virginia). (Photo: republicanconference / Flickr) On June 1, Kathy Hochul (D-New York) was sworn in as the newest member of Congress. She …
Landmark Agreement on Amazon Oilfields Shows Indigenous Movements’ New Power
When reviewing a story about a recent deal between the government and Indians regarding multinational oil companies in the Peruvian Amazon, the editor of an important national news magazine …
Kazakh Money in Congress?
Rakhat Aliyev, the former son-in-law of Kazakstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev. (Photo: Evstafiev / Wikimedia) It has all the twists of a Hollywood blockbuster: shadowy international figures, a …
Food Sovereignty Responds to Corporate Takeover of Food Production
(Photo: Scott Robinson / Flickr) Introduction Although the credit crunch has pushed the issue of the global food crisis to the background, it is …
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. …