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“Rich Man’s War and a Poor Man’s Fight“
According to David Nasaw, a history professor at the City University of New York, after having received his draft notice to report for military service during the Civil War …
Introducing the Progressive Strategy Handbook
Are you ready to build the progressive movement that America desperately needs? This is the moment you’ve been waiting for. We’ve finished writing the Progressive Strategy Handbook that you …
Egypt’s Military Vows Power Transfer to Civilians
Cairo — A new era dawned in Egypt on Saturday as this nation of 80 million — and hundreds of millions beyond its borders — began to absorb the …
Egypt’s Military Dissolves Parliament; Calls for Vote
Cairo - The Egyptian military, for the first time publicly laying out the terms of its rule, said Sunday that it had dissolved the country’s parliament, suspended its constitution …
Five Arab Countries That the “Jasmine Revolution” May Spread to Next
Last month, the world was shocked as the Tunisian autocrat Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, who had ruled his country for 23 years, was overthrown in a protest movement that …
The Right to Housing for Internally Displaced Haitians
While the eyes of the world are on Haiti’s illegitimate elections and the return of the deposed dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier, about 1.5 million displaced earthquake survivors continue to live …
Human Rights Watch Report: Is Diplomacy a Fig Leaf for Inaction?
During his presidential campaign, then-senator Barack Obama emphasized negotiations rather than military action. The Republicans ridiculed his focus on diplomacy as naive. "Strong countries and strong presidents meet and …
Arizona Sues Feds for Not Being Tough Enough on Immigration
Arizona is sick of being a defendant in lawsuit after lawsuit challenging the state’s harsh anti-immigration policies. On Thursday Gov.
Bomb and Rocket Attack on Police Headquarters in South Afghanistan Stirs Panic
Kabul, Afghanistan — Four would-be suicide bombers attacked police headquarters in the southern city of Kandahar on Saturday, killing at least 19 people, most of them police officers, in …