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Chile’s Peaceable Kingdom Image Challenged
On the tiny, legendary Pacific speck of land known as Easter Island, located 2,000 miles from the Chilean coastline, the ongoing non-violent protests being staged by the Hito family …
Wisconsin Labor Jams Capitol to Resist Governor’s Attacks
Wisconsin’s new Republican governor inadvertently issued a wake-up call to the state’s labor movement by announcing legislation February 11 that would crush public employee unions. Scott Walker made the …
Universal Jurisdiction: A Major Tool for Justice
One of the highly progressive acts that followed the end of World War II was the establishment of the principle of universal jurisdiction (UJ). UJ is a legal process …
IVAW to Justice Department: Investigate INC Ties to Iraqi WMD Intelligence Fabricator “Curveball“
On 15 February 2011, the Guardian reported that Rafid Ahmed Alwan al-Janabi, code-named ‘Curveball’ by U.S. intelligence officials, admitted to fabricating knowledge of Saddam Hussein's alleged biological weapons program. …
Norman Solomon | When “Good” Dictators Go Bad
A standard zigzag of political rhetoric went for a jaunt along Pennsylvania Avenue on Tuesday (February 15) with a speech by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at George Washington …
Rose Aguilar | Is Wisconsin Our Egypt?
The people power in Wisconsin has become too big for the local and national media to ignore. Just a few weeks ago, Milwaukee Labor Press editor Dominique Paul North …
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When “Good” Dictators Go Bad
A standard zigzag of political rhetoric went for a jaunt along Pennsylvania Avenue on Tuesday (February 15) with a speech by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at George Washington …
The Leadership Vacuum
Washington - Failure of political leadership knows no party. The past few days have offered an unfortunate demonstration of this sad maxim: House Speaker John Boehner ducking his appropriate …
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Obama and the Failure of the Deficit Hawks
Washington - For 30 years, conservative ideologues have played moderate deficit hawks for suckers. You'd think this might endow those middle-of-the-road deficit-busters with a touch of humility. …
E.J. Dionne, Jr. | Obama and the Failure of the Deficit Hawks
Washington - For 30 years, conservative ideologues have played moderate deficit hawks for suckers. You'd think this might endow those middle-of-the-road deficit-busters with a touch of humility. Fat chance. …