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We Are the 99 Percent – and So Is The Planet
Liberty Plaza, New York City, September 26, 2011. (Photo: Sasha Y. Kimel) Of all the disastrous effects of the 1 percent's insatiable drive to accumulate wealth - …
The GOP War on Plaintiff Rights
Yeah, I know, the GOP is at War against citizens rights to do just about everything that isn't US Chamber of Commerce approved these days. That's just one of …
Pakistani Nukes in Vans Have Ripple Effect on Iran
Pakistan, writes Spencer Ackerman at Wired's Danger Room, "is making the world a vastly more dangerous place." Is he referring to support by its military and intelligence to the …
Iraq Is Not a Model for Libya
US Ambassador to Iraq L. Paul Bremer III at Baghdad International Airport, February 23, 2004. (Photo: Zunzanyika/USAF/DOD) Look who is giving the Libyans advice on transitioning to …
The One Percent Turns Class War Into Generational War
Major news outlets like The Washington Post and National Public Radio constantly bombard us with news pieces on the budget deficit. Invariably these stories focus on the cost of …
The GOP’s History of “Hostage Taking“
Since the 1960s, the Republican and Democratic parties have diverged in behavior – as well as over issues such as war and social programs – with the Republicans sometimes …
Is Obama Toast? Handicapping the 2012 Election
Americans are usually forgiving when they vote a man into the White House and he wants a second term. Of the last eight elected presidents, all but two — …
Iran Plot: A Pretext for War
For many Iran observers, Washington’s latest accusations against Iran — implicating members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard in an alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States …
Education in Afghanistan: The Darkness Approaches; a Light Shines Bright
Village girls wait as the Afghan National Police unload a shipment of humanitarian aid at their village in Gozarah, Afghanistan, Feb. 4. (Photo: U.S. Air Force TSgt Laura K. …
Occupy DC Disrupts Koch Group Gathering; Activists Struck by Car
Occupy D.C. activists outside the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, November 4th. (Photo: Andrew Bossi) Time was when David Koch could bring his Americans for Prosperity Foundation …