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Obama Veto of Peace Process Resolution Rejects International Law
The US veto of a mildly worded United Nations Security Council resolution supporting the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and reiterating the illegality of Israeli settlements in occupied territories leaves little …
Two Ghouls
I've spent the last few days walking around my quiet little Boston neighborhood looking at the houses, the cars, the shops, the trees. I look at my wife, my …
NPR: The Saga Continues
There’s no more scrupulous or versatile broadcast journalist than NPR’s Daniel Zwerdling. He is one of those reporters who keeps his eye on the sparrow – that is, on …
Arab Uprisings Cast Harsh Light on CIA Relationships
WASHINGTON — There once was no American institution more hostile to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s pariah government than the Central Intelligence Agency, which had lost its deputy Beirut station chief …
Who Is Bankrolling A Lawsuit To End The Ban On Foreign Money In U.S. Elections?
When President Obama warned that the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision “will open the floodgates for special interests — including foreign corporations — to spend without limit in our …
The UN Security Council Has Not Authorized Regime Change in Libya
It's a great thing that the Obama administration has resisted calls for unilateral US military action in Libya, and instead is working through the United Nations Security Council, as …
Obama Warns Libya on Allied Action
Washington - President Obama ordered Colonel Muammar el-Qaddafi on Friday to implement a cease-fire immediately and stop all attacks on Libyan civilians or face military action from the United …
To Render Profits Secure, Tokyo Electric Power Cut Corners
Translated Wednesday 16 March 2011, by Henry Crapo and reviewed by Henry Crapo. Profit at any price. This could be the motto of Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco), the multinational …
Beyond Business-as-Usual: Climate Protection Strategy in the 2010s
[Author's note: With the defeat of US climate legislation, the stalling of international climate negotiations, and the rise of tea party climate denialism, is climate protection doomed? This piece …
Europe’s Austerity: Like Something Out of the Brothers Grimm
In the Greek town of Aphidal, people have stopped paying road fees. In Athens, bus and metro riders are refusing to cough up the price of a ticket. On …