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Uprising Revives Entrenched Racism Towards Black Africans
Beirut - Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi's use of African mercenaries to quell the uprising against his autocratic regime has revived a deep-rooted racism between Arabs and black Africans. Though …
A Bet on Japan
Would this catastrophe really unleash the transformation Japan has sought for so long?
The Butterfly and the Boiling Point
Revolution is as unpredictable as an earthquake and as beautiful as spring.
Newt Fakes It
Gingrich has posed as a candidate for a decade now to promote his books, speeches, lobbying business, and other hustles.
Allies Target Qaddafi’s Ground Forces, but Resistance Continues, Reports Say
Tripoli, Libya - After a second night of American and European strikes by air and sea against Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s forces, European nations on Monday rejected Libyan claims that …
Body Bagger in Iraq
Jess Goodell enlisted in the Marines immediately after she graduated from high school in 2001. She volunteered three years later to serve in the Marine Corps’ first officially declared …
Nuclear War and Peace
Tackling Corporate Power, One Town at a Time
What’s a town to do when state regulatory agencies don’t keep corporate drilling out?
Immigrant Detentions Draw International Fire
Immigration enforcement in the United States is plagued by unjust treatment of detainees, including inadequate access to lawyers and insufficient medical care, and by the excessive use of prison-style …
No Coverage Zone: Media Ignores Brutal Crackdowns by US Allies Bahrain and Yemen
One of the major factors in the success so far of the “Jasmine Revolution” — the wave of pro-democracy revolts across the Middle East — has been the empowering …