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Tom Engelhardt | All-American Decline in a New World
This is a global moment unlike any in memory, perhaps in history. Yes, comparisons can be made to the wave of people power that swept Eastern Europe as …
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All-American Decline in a New World
This is a global moment unlike any in memory, perhaps in history. Yes, comparisons can be made to the wave of people power that swept Eastern Europe as …
State Labor Attacks – Not Just Wisconsin
The attack on public-employee unions in Wisconsin is in the news because of the large Egypt-style turnout of supporters at the state capital (70,000 on Saturday!), and the dramatic …
The Constitution: Egypt’s Job One
Eleven days before he finally resigned, Hosni Mubarak may have had a chance to reverse his fortunes. Suddenly filled with a spirit of peacemaking and reconciliation, the president offered …
Paradigms Lost? Cowboys and Indians in the Battle Over Economic Ideas
One of the most interesting organizations to come out of the crisis is the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET), which is dedicated to “fresh insight and thinking to …
Russ Baker | Unanswered Questions as Obama Anoints George HW Bush
On February 15, President Obama bestowed the Medal of Freedom, the United States’ highest award, to a group of people which includes former president George H.W. Bush. Having spent …
Obama to Seek Economic Sanctions Against Gadhafi’s Regime
Washington - President Barack Obama, breaking his silence on the mayhem in Libya, said Wednesday that the U.S. will consider “the full range of options” to respond and warned …
Does Academia Discriminate Against Conservatives? Unlikely
Ideas are not equivalent to race. Yet now and then you hear stories in the United States that treat ideological divides as being somehow comparable to racial discrimination. At …
London Court Grants Swedish Request to Extradite Assange
London - A British court on Thursday ordered Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, to be extradited to Sweden to face accusations of sexual abuse. His lawyers have seven days …
The Constitution: Egypt’s Job One
Eleven days before he finally resigned, Hosni Mubarak may have had a chance to reverse his fortunes. Suddenly filled with a spirit of peacemaking and reconciliation, the president offered …