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The Week the World Stood Still: The Cuban Missile Crisis and Ownership of the World
Russia averted disaster when it conceded to Kennedy's hegemonic demands in the 60s, but the world's safety can't be hung indefinitely on such capitulation.
Election Countdown 2012: TransCanada Files SLAPP Suit Against Winnsboro Tree Blockaders, and More
Today in the Election Countdown: TransCanada files SLAPP suit against Winnsboro tree blockaders in Texas; In Illinois, U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.’s campaign finances are the subject of a …
Will Bain-Linked E-Voting Machines Give Romney the White House?
Once again this election, much of the Ohio electorate will cast its ballots on machines owned by the Republican candidate's cronies.
Romney Appeals to White Tribalism in Ohio
By historical standards Romney should be a candidate who has lost even before the race begins. But he is effectively utilizing the politics of white resentment because of Obamau2019s …
Fresh Recruits, More Arrests Begin Week Four in Texas Tar Sands Blockade
Fifty fresh activists, six new arrests as historic Texas Tar Sands Blockade enters its fourth week.
Education Profiteering: Wall Street’s Next Big Thing?
Wall Street's involvement in the charter school movement is presented as an act of philanthropy, but it's really about greed.
Why Biden Won
The vice presidential debate was a contest between a genuine political veteran and a wooden marionette.
FAIR TV: Chavez vs. Corporate Media, Greening Fracking, NYT’s Mideast Time Machine
FAIR TV takes a look at how the U.S. media handled the Venezuelan election, how the Washington Post
Sunrise and Sunset in Afghanistan
Young people in Afghanistan are not oblivious to the shortcomings of their government, or their educational and political systems. On the contrary, they are all-too aware of the corruption …
The National Debt and Our Children: How Dumb Does Washington Think We Are?
And the corporate media reporters covering the campaign are no help, either.