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What’s Behind the Egyptian Military’s Attacks on Civil Society?
In recent weeks Egypt's interim military rulers, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), have stepped up attacks on civil society leaders and pro-democracy activists, accusing them of …

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Dim Bulbs in Congress
Our problem in Washington is this: we have too many 5-watt bulbs sitting in 100-watt sockets. Any doubt about this was erased in July when House tea …

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London’s Burning
London’s been burning for two weeks, with the flames of chaos spreading across the United Kingdom. The spark was the police killing of a black man in the working …

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The FBI vs. Antiwar.com
It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon and it was my day off. Sitting in my rather neglected garden, as the late afternoon light sparkled golden on the tops of the plum …

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Lurking Dangers to the Arab Quest for Freedom and Reform
Arab revolutions are currently facing real dangers, which vacillate between lack of prioritisation, stagnation and foreign intervention. In Egypt, there have been deliberate attempts to divide the …

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Myopic Extremists Take the Lead – An Analysis
The electromagnetic spectrum is a window on the real world in all its vast variety. In wavelength it ranges from 0.1 nanometers for gamma rays to long wave infrared …

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Obama, Go Big, Long and Global
Washington - President Obama has only one option as he ponders a world economy teetering on the edge: He needs to go big, go long and go global. …

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When Conflict Gets Impersonally Personal
Charles Sumner. (Photo: Matthew Brady / Wikimedia) In the field of conflict resolution, we define a consensual conflict as one that is conducted about some division of …

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Lemmingly, We Roll Along
There has been unusually wide (and for the most part supportive) reaction to my article of Aug, 7 on Afghanistan, “More U.S. Soldiers Die in Vain,” which was picked …

How Disney Magic and the Corporate Media Shape Youth Identity in the Digital Age
Youth are now assaulted by a never-ending proliferation of marketing strategies that colonize their consciousness and daily lives.