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State of Siege in Ecuador as Rafael Correa Takes on Rebel Police
The streets of Ecuador remained quiet today, a day after a dramatic standoff left President Rafael Correa holed up in a hospital for 12 hours and claiming that a …
Iraq: The Age of Darkness
Part I: “Success,” A Devastating Balance Sheet In the immediate aftermath of the 2003 invasion, the triumphalist verdict of the mainstream media was that the war had been won; …
Shock Therapy for Wall Street: JPMorgan Suspends 56,000 Foreclosures; GMAC and BOA Many More
“Maybe this is like shock therapy. Maybe this will actually get the lenders to the table and encourage them to work out deals that are to the benefit of …
Industry Wraps Coal Ash Regulation Fight in the Mantle of Civil Rights (2)
Standing out among the more than 250 people who testified at the recent Environmental Protection Agency hearing on proposed coal ash regulations in Charlotte, N.C.
Fraud Factories: Rep. Alan Grayson Explains the Foreclosure Fraud Crisis
Foreclosure fraud can effect anyone, says Rep. Alan Grayson of central Florida, an area particularly hard hit by the crisis. The average foreclosure hearing in a Florida court is …
Congress Abandons Net Neutrality Bill
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-California) has given up for the year on an effort to create bipartisan legislation that would prevent broadband providers from interfering …
Obama Targets Iran for Human Rights Violations and Shields Bush Officials for Engaging in Same Abuses
This week, in a burst of stunning hypocrisy, President Barack Obama signed an executive order that imposes sanctions on Iran for human rights abuses and targets eight Iranian government …
Voter Beware, Concentrated Corporate Power Is Creating Deceptive Elections
The Republican Party is being replaced with secret donors and unlimited donations as concentrated corporate interests spend hundreds of millions in the midterm elections.
Five Ways the Democrats Can Avoid a Catastrophe and Pull Off the Mother of All Upsets
The election is one month from tomorrow and, yes, it looks hopeless. November 2nd — the day the Dems are expected to crash and burn. Sadly, it's a situation …
US Still Taking a Hard Line on Peace Talks With Taliban
Washington - Following serious setbacks to the U.S. military's war plan in Afghanistan, the Barack Obama administration has taken the first tentative step toward a negotiated settlement of the …