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Louisiana Governor Signs Anti-Choice Bill, Likens Women Who Receive Abortions to Criminals
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal. (Photo: Marc Genre / Flickr) Yesterday, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) appeared at the First Baptist Church of West Monroe to sign HB …
“Arab Spring” Label Hampers Global Protests’ Solidarity Potential
An Egyptian flag drapes the crowd as thousands of Egyptians protest in Cairo's Tahrir Square, April 1, 2011. (Photo: Andrea Bruce / The New York Times) In …
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Losing the Plot: The Afghan War After Bin Laden (2)
With Osama bin Laden dead,can the United States finally bring an end to the Afghan War, its longest-lasting foreign military conflict? It’s an obvious question, since the invasion of …
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Into My Father’s Wake
“Into My Father's Wake” records a solo, 5,000-mile Pacific journey aboard the 47-foot ketch Feo, in which the author attempts to put his powerful father to rest once and …
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Reading Ethan Bronner in Athens: How the New York Times Gets It Right – and Very Wrong – on the Gaza Flotilla
Demonstrators board the American boat, “The Audacity of Hope”. (Photo: Nadia Shira Cohen / The New York Times) If you share in the project of reforming US …
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Night Raids Curbing Taliban, but Afghans Cite Civilian Toll
Kabul, Afghanistan - United States Special Operations forces have carried out an extraordinary number of night raids over the past year, turning them into one of their most effective …
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A Looming Betrayal
(Photo: Pete Souza / White House) Exactly what the hell is going on around here? On Thursday, headlines on both the Washington Post and the …
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Sudan Close to War as the South Prepares to Celebrate Independence
Sudan is closest to civil war since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in 2005. Mariam Al Sadig, a leading figure in the Umma …
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Avoiding Impunity: The Need to Broaden Torture Prosecutions
(Photo: USMARINE0311 / Flickr) President Barack Obama declared “nobody's above the law” in 2009, as Congress contemplated an investigation of torture authorized by the Bush administration. However, …
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Firing Line: The Grand Coalition Against Teachers (2)
In a nation as politically and ideologically riven as ours, it’s remarkable to see so broad an agreement on what ails public schools. It’s the teachers. Democrats from various …