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Former Guantanamo Psychiatrist Promotes Dubious Drug Theory on Afghan Killings
A tag team of two contributors to Time Magazine's Battleland blog have misrepresented the facts concerning the possibility that Staff Sgt. Robert Bales may have been under the influence …
The US and Iran Are Talking. Why Is the New York Times Peddling Iran Islamophobia?
At long last, the United States and Iran are engaged in serious talks about Iran's nuclear program. But instead of celebrating the fact that President Obama is keeping his …
Two Years After the BP Drilling Disaster, Gulf Residents Fear for the Future
On April 20, 2010, a reckless attitude toward the safety of the Gulf Coast by BP, as well as Transocean and Halliburton, caused a well to blow out 5,000 …
I’m Big Bird and I Don’t Approve This Message
A couple of weeks ago, we wrote about how the media giants who own your local commercial television and radio stations have been striking like startled rattlesnakes at an …
Report on Iran’s Nuclear Fatwa Distorts Its History
Washington - The Barack Obama administration's new interest in the 2004 religious verdict, or “fatwa”, by Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei banning the possession of nuclear weapons, long …
The Bully Politics of Education Reform
America is a bully nation. America is the embodiment of might-makes-right. When another country (USSR) invades Afghanistan, America is filled with righteous indignation, but when America invades Afghanistan, well, …
Recovered Economic History: “Everyone but an Idiot Knows That the Lower Classes Must Be Kept Poor, or They Will Never Be Industrious“
“…everyone but an idiot knows that the lower classes must be kept poor, or they will never be industrious.” —Arthur Young; 1771 Our popular economic wisdom says that capitalism …
Self-Dealing and the War Service Industry, Part III: The Payoff
In this third installment of our series, we will go back and find out where their fellow government protagonists went after shamelessly helping KBR to the detriment of the …
Rich Countries Seek to Block UN From Working on Global Finance Reforms
An important fight between rich countries and developing countries over the question of UN involvement in researching and advocating for a new global financial architecture has spilled into the …
How the War on Women Became Mainstream
In February 2012 the state of Texas decided to cut off reproductive and preventative health services to 130,000 low-income women. The staggering move caps what has been an escalating …