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No Coverage Zone: Media Ignores Brutal Crackdowns by US Allies Bahrain and Yemen
One of the major factors in the success so far of the “Jasmine Revolution” — the wave of pro-democracy revolts across the Middle East — has been the empowering …

The Cost in Human Lives Grows
The estimated number of victims has been re-evaluated at 30,000. There is growing concern for the 600,000 refugees faced with icy temperatures and deprivation. The cost in human life …

Muslim Brotherhood Goes Mainstream in Egypt
Cairo - Egyptians voted in a nationwide referendum yesterday on proposed amendments to the constitutional articles that govern the electoral process. But regardless of the outcome, political analysts are …

Domestic Workers Celebrate Women’s Day
A call for passing the California Bill of Rights for domestic workers. San Francisco - A coalition of domestic workers' and other low wage workers' organizations celebrated Women's …

Fuzzy Privatization Math
On May 31, 2010, Governor Chris Christie’s New Jersey Privatization Task Force reported that more than $210 million would be saved by privatizing work that had traditionally been performed …

Big Dreams in a Small Place
I remember the exact moment I knew I wanted to be a doctor. I was a sophomore in high school, staring out beyond the rattling windowpane of a cramped, …

Qaddafi Pledges “Long War” as Allies Pursue Air Assault on Libya
Tripoli, Libya - A day after American and European forces began a broad campaign of strikes against the government of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, the Libyan leader delivered a fresh …

US Missiles Strike Libyan Air Defense Targets
Paris - American and European forces began a broad campaign of strikes against the government of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi on Saturday, unleashing warplanes and missiles in the first round …

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FOIA Eyes Only: How Buried Statutes Are Keeping Information Secret
Anyone can request information from U.S. officials under the Freedom of Information Act, a law designed to allow people to know what their government is up to.