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Haiti, a Nation in Fragments, Faces the Future
Marie Nicoles Meus with her four-month-old daughter, Jousely Pierre, in the doorway of a mud-walled hut she shares with another family in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti, April 8, 2011. Meus and …

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Why Churchill Matters
(Image: Henry Holt and Co.) “Churchill's Empire: The World That Made Him And The World He Made” Richard Toye Henry Holt, New York (2010) $32 …

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Decision 2012: Urgent and Unsaid
We have often honored election traditions in American politics. This is particularly true of those election cycles that fall every four years when The Congress and White House are …

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“Wild Law” Would Codify Nature as Subject, Not Object
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The Undead Chicken
Muammar Gaddafi is the undead chicken. Bashar al-Assad of Syria and King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain are the unscared monkeys. The United States has …

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3rd Circuit Appeal Ruling Favoring Abu-Jamal Smacks Down US Supreme Court
The federal Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia, in a stunning smack at the US Supreme Court, has issued a ruling upholding its earlier decision backing a new …

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Chief Offshore Drilling Regulator Criticizes Lack of Oversight for Contractors
The top regulator of offshore drilling said this week that his agency is exploring expanding its oversight to include thousands of contractors on offshore rigs. The majority of offshore …

A History of Happiness
Most Americans today consider happiness not only something that would be nice to have but something we ought to have.

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President Obama Makes a Fair Trial of Bradley Manning Impossible By Declaring Him Guilty
The credibility of the military justice system is being undermined by the prosecution of Bradley Manning. His abusive punishment without trial violates his due process rights; his harsh treatment …

“Occupation Has No Future: Militarism and Resistance in Israel/Palestine”; An Interview with Film Producer David Zlutnick
Film Producer David Zlutnick. (Photo: Ian Alan Paul) Filmmaker David Zlutnick talks about his new documentary “Occupation Has No Future,” which focuses on Israeli militarism and explores …