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Nine Years of Injustice for American Prisoner in Iraq
It's been a decade since the nation was shocked by images of torture and prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib prison, and yet for at least one prisoner, a dual …
Latin America’s Anti-Intervention Bloc
In Latin America, opposition to military intervention in Syria reflects the wariness of a region long beset with U.S. interventions of its own.
The White Man’s Last Tantrum?
With the U.S. government shutdown and a threatened credit default, Tea Party Republicans are testing out a new system of national governance in which they get their way u2013 …
No Longer Standing: Wendy Davis to Run for Governor of Texas
Rumors abounded that the next step would be a declaration of a run for the governoru2019s mansion. Now, itu2019s here. Davis is running.
Good Medical News About Chocolate, Coffee and Tea
Studies suggest that chocolate, limited amounts of coffee, and tea may have a positive effect as reported.
How the Pentagon Is Using Your Tax Dollars to Turn Italy Into a Launching Pad for the Wars of Today and Tomorrow
The Pentagon has spent the last two decades plowing hundreds of millions of tax dollars into military bases in Italy, turning the country into an increasingly important center for …
Cyber Schools Fleece Taxpayers for Phantom Students and Failing Grades
K12 Inc. and ALEC have pushed a national agenda to replace brick-and-mortar classrooms with computers and ‘distance learning.’
The Beast Strikes Again: Central American Migrants Feel Brunt of Failed Immigration Policies
Security is a constant buzzword heard in the latest round of debate on US immigration reform.
The Interstate of the Future: Privatization or Innovation?
A recent report from the Reason Foundation touting privatization of the interstate as the new cool solution to crumbling transportation infrastructure represents a failure of reason as well as …
Low-Wage Workers, Top-Down Unions
SEIU may be spawning a force that will rise above its managerial powers by encouraging workers to take direct action at their workplaces.