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(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) Introduction: The Pentagon's Contractor Fraud Findings
In Libya, Diplomacy Could Save Lives and the World Economy
Secretary of State Clinton defended the State Department budget in Congress this week by pointing out that diplomatic interventions can prevent expensive wars. Now, the State Department has a …
Revolutions in the Information Age
Rabat, Morocco - Facebook and cell phone text messages helped Tunisia’s youth organize an unprecedented revolution, which led to the overthrow of the 23-year-long Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali dictatorship …
The 2012 Budget and Our Unsecured Border
President Obama is taking heat from all sides this week for his 2012 budget proposal, which proposes increased funding for immigration enforcement and border militarization. While immigrant rights advocates …
The Peace Movement and The Roller Coaster Ride of US War Policy
It’s considered unsportsmanlike to say, “We told you so.” But since all’s fair in love and war and we’re definitely at war, it’s fair to say the peace movement …
What Happens When Pretending to Be Crazy Is a Career Strategy
NOTE: In a backstory that accompanied a Krugman & Co. column on Feb. 25 headlined “The Rumor That Won’t Go Away,” it was indicated by editors at The New …
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News in Brief: NATO Apologizes for Killing Afghan Children, and More
NATO Apologizes for Killing Afghan Children Gen. David Petraeus, a top NATO commander in the US-led war in Afghanistan, issued a rare apology on Wednesday after nine …
The 2012 Budget and Our Unsecured Border
President Obama is taking heat from all sides this week for his 2012 budget proposal, which proposes increased funding for immigration enforcement and border militarization. While immigrant rights advocates …
News in Brief: Twenty-Two New Charges Filed Against Bradley Manning, and More
New Charges Filed Against Manning
Ireland’s Road To Ruin … and Ours
The “Celtic Tiger” — the Irish economy — has clawed its way back from near extinction, according to the Heritage Foundation. The irony is that the things that Heritage …