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Pentagon Halts Enforcement of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Amid Legal Challenge
Washington - The Pentagon Thursday halted enforcement of its "don't ask, don't tell" policy pending an appeal of a federal court order prohibiting the government from expelling gays and …
The Uses and Misuses of Intelligence in Four US Wars
President Harry S. Truman created the Central Intelligence Agency in 1947 to ensure that the policy community would have access to independent intelligence analysis that was free of the …
For Emerging Economies, Rising Global Influence
Thanks to bad policies and bad ideas, the world’s advanced economies seem set to experience a prolonged period — maybe even a lost decade — of weak growth, high …
Citizens United: An Unprecedented Threat to Reproductive and Sexual Justice
What's the connection between the personhood of a fertilized egg and the personhood of corporations? Both can and will undermine the fundamental rights of women. On January 21st of …
New Evidence of Torture of Detainees in Bagram’s “Black Jail“
Former detainees held and interrogated during the past year at a notorious secret jail near the US Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan told human rights investigators that they were …
Rachel Maddow | Chamber of Commerce Champions Outsourcing American Jobs (Video)
Rachel Maddow reveals the history of the Chamber of Commerce advocating the business benefits of outsourcing American jobs even as they spend millions of dollars accusing Democratic candidates of …
Deconstructing Israeli Media Distortions
It's a rather ordinary, run-of-the-mill piece of Israeli government propaganda - an op-ed in The New York Times, October 14, by Israel's ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren. …
Rule of Law Prospers Most in Sweden, Least in Pakistan
Washington - The rule of law - a critical element of good governance – thrives best in Sweden, the Netherlands and in several other wealthy nations but is sorely …
News in Brief: National Deficit Surpasses $1 Trillion for Second Year, and More
National Deficit Surpasses $1 Trillion for Second Year
When Will Our Water Be Clean?
Ed. Note: The Mulch is participating in Blog Action Day 2010, an initiative led by Media Consortium member Change.org that asks bloggers around the world to publish posts on …