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Racist Elements in the Tea Party Movement?
On Wednesday, October 20, the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights in conjunction with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) released the report …
Our Lives, Our Fortunes and Our Sacred Honor
Two hundred thirty-four years ago, our country's founders concluded this country's founding document by declaring: “We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.” …
Veteran Suicides Outnumber US Military Deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan
More than 1,000 veterans in California under 35 died after returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan between 2005 and 2008 - three times as many California service members who …
News in Brief: French Police Force Open Blockaded Fuel Depot, and More …
The strategic fuel refinery blocked by striking workers, which had been a bastion of resistance to French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s plan to raise the retirement age from 60 to …
Stephen Pitt | The John Bolton Installation: Manufactured Villains
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WikiLeaks Suppression, Detainee Harassment and Collateral Murder (VIDEO)
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Argentina’s Mothers of Plaza de Mayo: A Living Legacy of Hope and Human Rights
Buenos Aires, Argentina - Buenos Aires city center, known as Plaza de Mayo, has been a site of protest for decades. It is here that the Mothers of Argentina’s …
Alexander Cockburn | Down With Sarko and Osborne; Three Cheers for the French Strikers
The strikes and demonstrations that have brought France to a near-halt are provoking the usual patronizing commentaries across the Channel and on my side of the Atlantic. Those pampered …
Moratorium or a New Mortgage? FDR Sided With Main Street
The recent furor over the issue of mismanaged and fraudulent practices among some of the nation’s largest issuers of home mortgages has led to calls among some leading policy …
Cholera Outbreak Strikes Haiti
Editor's note: The death toll in the Haiti cholera outbreak had reached 142 with more than 1,500 infected by Friday morning. Aid groups are rushing in medicine and supplies …