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Climate Change 2013: Where We Are Now – Not What You Think
To prevent increasingly dangerous climate change, says Bruce Melton, the public and our leaders must be convinced to act decisively and robustly because, as his review of the latest …
Last Chance for Peace in Syria: Will Obama Sabotage the Geneva II Syria peace talks?
Peace talks are not advanced calculus, but basic addition.
Imagine if Every Day Were 9/11. For One Community in the US, It Is
On the day of the Swift raids, more than 300 US-born children came home to find at least one of their parents gone.
In Post-Election Honduras, Challenges and Opportunities for the Resistance
With a coordinated oppositional strategy both in the “halls of power” and in the streets, the anti-coup resistance in Honduras may have an opportunity to curtail the most egregious …
On the Front Lines of Class War: Why the Fight for a Livable Wage Is Everyone’s Fight
Recent developments stemming from “solidarity unionism,” low-wage worker revolts, and a backlash against neoliberal policies have shown that American workers are beginning to “rise like lions after slumber.”
Canadian Supreme Court Ruling Affirms Human Rights of Sex Workers
A landmark decision, Bedford v. Canada, passed at the Canadian Supreme Court on Friday, struck down all three antiprostitution laws in the Canadian federal criminal code and recognized sex …
Boycotts, Backlash, Authority and Change
The decision on the part of the American Studies Association to honor a call from Palestinian civil society for an academic boycott of Israel has garnered a wide range …
Why Are the Franklin Center’s “Wisconsin Reporter” and “Watchdog.org” Attacking the John Doe?
The Franklin Center has close ties to individuals and groups that may be caught up in the “John Doe” probe into possible campaign finance violations during Wisconsin's 2011 and …
Why the Right to a Fair Trial Doesn’t Really Exist for Drug Defendants
The severity of Sandra Avery's sentence had little to do with her possession of a small amount of crack cocaine. She was punished for refusing to plead guilty and …
Iran Sanctions Bill Big Test of Israel Lobby Power
This week's introduction by a bipartisan group of 26 senators of a new sanctions bill against Iran could result in the biggest test of the political clout of the …