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Pakistan’s Nukes and South Asia’s Peril
Pakistan's nuclear arsenal and its security are back in the news with a bang. With the world media linking the revived issue largely to the post-9/11 “war on terror,” …
GOP Legislators and Anti-Abortion Groups Turn Up the Heat on Planned Parenthood
With the new Republican-controlled House, and more anti-abortion legislators in states across the country, Planned Parenthood is coming under increasing attacks from the right. These attacks need to be …
Qaddafi
Cairo - The faltering government of the Libyan strongman Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi struck back at mounting protests against his 40-year rule, as helicopters and warplanes besieged parts of the …
UK Guardian Reports Raymond Davis is Working for the CIA
A report in the British Guardian newspaper is confirming that Raymond Davis, the man jailed in Lahore, Pakistan charged with murdering two young Pakistanis who were almost certainly themselves …
Jim Hightower | The Big Score in This Year’s Super Bowl
The Packers aren't the personal plaything of some rich family or profiteering corporate consortium. For me, the most significant statistic coming out of this year's Super Bowl wasn't the …
Democracy? Not So Fast: Address Culture of Police Brutality
Hey, I'm about the last guy in the world to rain on Egypt's parade. I love the place - I used to live there. Its people are kind, smart, …
Leader Of Egyptian Unions To Wisconsin Protesters: “We Stand With You As You Stood With Us“
One of the most underreported stories about the pro-democracy movement in Egypt was the role of labor unions in the demonstrations, many of which were protesting against neoliberal right-wing …
News in Brief: Three GOP Votes Needed to End Wisconsin Stalemate, and More
Three GOP Votes Needed to End Wisconsin Stalemate
An Open Letter to Journalists From Gasland Director Josh Fox in Response to Attacks by Gas Industry
With the recent Oscar nomination of my documentary film GASLAND, Big Gas and their PR attack machine hit a new low in its blatant disregard for the truth. In …
On Listening to Our Troops
“Support our troops” is an unconditional American mantra. We’re told to celebrate them as warrior-liberators, as heroes, as the finest fighters the world has ever known.