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There is more at work in the attack on ethnic studies than the rise of Tea Party politics and specific acts of censorship.

With relations between Pakistan’s civilian government and military incredibly tense, speculation is ripe in the local and international media that the threat of a military takeover looms large. The …

Syrian soldiers secure the area during the visit of Arab League observers on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, January 26, 2012. (Photo: Tomas Munita / The New York Times) …

Before President Barack Obama’s interview with NBC’s Matt Lauer, aired before the Super Bowl on Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu probably hoped that, if Obama discussed Iran, he …

Rivye Kano, Haiti - Gathered silently in the shade of a mango tree here, dozens of people patiently wait their turn to tell us about the horror that descended …

Lower Wall Street, New York City. (Photo: Barton Silverman / The New York Times) After more than four years since the start of the recession in December …

Landing signal officers guide a jet onto the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the North Arabian Sea, January 4, 2012. Iran's military sharpened its tone toward the …

(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) North Carolina State Senator Eric Mansfield was born in 1964, a year before the passage of the Voting Rights Act, which guaranteed …

(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) Like a number of people I have spoken to, Kate McNeely of New York City gave money to Planned Parenthood and sent …

(Photo: Zol87) It's budget time, again. This means that the deficit hawks will be out in force warning us about the devastating debt burden that we are …