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Union’s Hawkish Foreign Policy Agenda Hampers Defense of Teachers
A high school senior speaks at Washington Teachers Union Rally for Respect, which also featured members from the American Federation of Teachers. (Photo: mar is sea Y) …
FBI Lab Reports on Anthrax Suggest Another Miscue
Washington - Buried in FBI laboratory reports about the anthrax mail attacks that killed five people in 2001 is data suggesting that a chemical may have been added to …
Out of the Frying Pan and Into the Fire: Why the FBI Needs New Leadership
Robert Mueller, director of the FBI, at a Senate hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, on May 2, 2006. (Photo: Stephen Crowley / The New York Times)
Clearing Out Without Cleaning Up: The US and Vieques Island
The island of Puerto Rico, a U.S. commonwealth, has long been known for its beauty and its distinct culture, which are unique to the island. The name of the …
Mexicans Reject US-Backed Drug War
Tens of thousands of Mexicans made history on May 8 in a march through the nation’s capital, protesting the war on drugs. Behind a black banner reading “We are …
Economic Crises in a World of Resource Scarcity and Wealth Inequality
Repressing labor unions, reducing enforcement of minimum wages and lowering them over time, cutting unemployment benefits and welfare to the poor, are some of the new “institutions” to enhance …
Bored to Death in Afghanistan (and Washington)
Army Sgt. Jerry Price, center, the senior medic of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry, comforts Spc. Donovan Lovelace, right, the 3rd Platoon medic, as a comrade is evacuated …
Indiana Supreme Court Ruling Destroys Fourth Amendment Rights
The Indiana Supreme Court recently ruled in Barnes v. Indiana that reasonable resistance to unlawful police entry into a person's home would no longer be recognized under Indiana law. …
Representative Schakowsky, Am I a “Provocation”?
In the grand scheme of things, Illinois Rep. Jan Schakowsky is one of my favorite members of Congress: progressive, smart, articulate, willing to stand up for what's right even …
Schwarzenegger and Dominique Strauss-Kahn: When Powerful Men Cross Lines
The week’s news about the sexual conduct of politically powerful men gives me a queasy feeling of déjà vu. As the French agonize over whether Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s …