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Egypt’s Mubarak on the Brink; ElBaradei Demands “New Era“
Cairo, Egypt - Opposition figure Mohammed ElBaradei emerged from house arrest late Sunday to join throngs of protesters in central Cairo, echoing their demand that U.S.-allied President Hosni Mubarak …
Torn Egypt Resigned to Sudan Split
Cairo - Egypt, now itself torn by strife, has worked since 2005 to promote the unity of Sudan, Africa's largest country that is its neighbour to the south. But …
E.J. Dionne Jr. | Can Obama Make Sense of Government?
Washington - A cynic might be justified in seeing a call for a sweeping reorganization of the federal government as the last refuge of a politician who doesn't want …
Thom Hartmann | Conclusion: Tag, You’re It!
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The Wrong Friends: The Uncomfortable Lesson of the Uprisings in the Middle East
For decades, American policy in the Arab world has rested on the assumption that secular governments are better. In a region prone to religious violence and sorely lacking in …
You Must Watch the Empire Bowl, It’s Our Last Super Thing
If you are still passionately following football or, worse, allowing your kid to play, you may just be an old-fashioned imperialist running dog. Not that all football fans are …
The Right to a Future
Are we tweeting while Earth burns? Is climate collapse our new collective Titanic? How do we best describe the survival struggle of seven billion in a way that connects …
Mr. Clean Coal
Coerced Confession, Miracle Exoneration: The Case of Ex-Monster Jerry Hobbs
“How will you make sure the dirt stays inside the sandwich?” I asked my brother Dave. He was trying to figure out how to send a dirt sandwich to …