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Medea Benjamin | Not Leaving Until Hosni Does
Tonight our CODEPINK delegation in Cairo returned to Tahrir Square after the terrible events of this afternoon, when Mubarak's thugs busted up their peaceful protest with rocks, sticks and …
US Must Shift Paradigm Away From Its Current View of Arab World
It cannot be lost on any informed observer of the Arab world that the tremendous political momentum of the past week, although spontaneous, is focused, reasoned and democratic. Protests …
Wallace Shawn | Why I Call Myself a Socialist: Is the World Really a Stage?
In most reasonably large towns in the United States and Europe, you can find, on some important public square or street, a professional theater.
A Marine Remembers: Learning to Kill, Learning Not to Kill
One of my grandsons recently asked me, “What is wisdom?” After some discussion, we together concluded that wisdom comes only with experience. When it comes to war, though, …
US Conservatives Raise a Stink Over Meddlesome Government
Conservatives are convinced that the Environmental Protection Agency is messing with Texas. The state has been battling the federal agency for years over pollution regulations, and now it is …
Protesters Clash Again on Cairo’s Streets
Cairo - With the eyes of the Arab world upon them, protesters seeking the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak regrouped at Tahrir Square on Thursday after a night of …
Replacing a Predatory Economy with a Complementary Economy
By now it is eminently apparent that both Left- and Right-wing politicians alike have it wrong when it comes to re-imagining the future of “making stuff” in …
Snow Storm
Fraudclosure: Will State AGs Step Up to Their Moment in History?
Rumor has it that the 50 state attorney general investigation into the Fraudclosure scandal is wrapping up. It's time for a backbone check. Will the state attorneys general just …