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UN Fact-Finding Mission Says Israelis “Executed” US Citizen Furkan Dogan
The report of the fact-finding mission of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on the Israeli attack on the Gaza flotilla released last …
Ashcroft’s Post-9/11 Roundups Spark Lawsuit
New York - Hundreds of people who believe they were falsely detained and imprisoned by the Department of Justice in the wake of the Sep. 11, 2001 attacks are …
After Failed Defense Bill Vote, DREAM Act Finds Its Way Back
The DREAM Act was dealt a blow this week, but it’s already back for more. On Wednesday, the day after the defense authorization bill failed to clear a motion …
Chris Hedges | Retribution for a World Lost in Screens
Nemesis was the Greek goddess of retribution. She exacted divine punishment on arrogant mortals who believed they could defy the gods, turn themselves into objects of worship and build …
The GOP’s Achilles Region
Boston - “Where are (BEG ITAL)our(END ITAL) plans for a New Deal or a Great Society?” asked Edward W. Brooke, the legendary Massachusetts Republican. It's not a question …
Why the Democrats’ Response to the Pledge Has Been Inadequate
The Democratic response to the Republican Pledge to America has been factual about its economics. The September 26, 2010, Sunday New York Times' editorial goes through the economic details, …
Robert Reich | Republican Economics as Social Darwinism
John Boehner, the Republican House leader who will become Speaker if Democrats lose control of the House in the upcoming midterms, recently offered his solution to the current economic …
In Yemen, US-Assisted “Raging War” Against Al-Qaeda Intensifies
Sanaa Yemen - Yemeni soldiers streamed into the streets of the capital this weekend after a deadly attack on intelligence services by alleged Al Qaeda gunmen, underscoring the impact …
Connie Schultz | Real Men Always Cooked – and Sewed, Too
My mother insisted it was an accident that she sewed shut the pockets on my father's pants, but for the rest of her life, she took credit for helping …
Did Bob Woodward Help the Military Subvert Obama and the Constitution?
The Pentagon gamed the process to exclude any possibility of Obama rendering a decision not to its liking.