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Manning’s Appeal of Refusal to Relax Conditions Outlines More Details of Mistreatment
Bradley Manning's appeal of the refusal to relax his conditions of confinement makes a strong case that he has been a model prisoner who is being unjustly abused. His …
Congressional Democrats Introduce Bill to Repeal Defense of Marriage Act
Congressional Democrats introduced on Wednesday, March 16, legislation that repeals the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the federal law that bars the government from allowing same-sex couples to receive …
Can US Nuclear Plants Handle a Major Natural Disaster?
As engineers in Japan struggle to bring quake-damaged reactors under control, attention is turning to U.S. nuclear plants and their ability to withstand natural disasters. Rep. Ed Markey, a …
All Aboard the Collectivist Train
Columnist George Will wrote a piece recently for Newsweek on President Barack Obama’s high-speed rail initiative that was truly bizarre. “So why is America’s ‘win the future’ administration so …
Arizona Lawmakers Try to Ban Undocumented Children from Public Schools
Arizona lawmakers are considering two bills that would block undocumented immigrants’ access to education to an even greater degree than current state law.
Taking the War Out of Air War: What US Air Power Actually Does
When men first made war in the air, the imagery that accompanied them was of knights jousting in the sky. Just check out movies like Wings, which won …
The Age of Activism
The world is convulsed in protest. In recent months, people have filled the streets in the Middle East, the Balkans, Africa, and many parts of the United States. Their …
Michigan Law Would Overturn Local Democracy, Shred Contracts
On March 8 a thousand Michiganders—including firefighters, teachers, office workers, health care workers, auto workers and steelworkers—rallied at the state Capitol in Lansing, filling all three floors of the …
E.J. Dionne, Jr. | Obama’s Audacity Deficit on Guns
Washington - “My administration has not curtailed the rights of gun owners,” the president boasted, "it has expanded them, including allowing people to carry their guns in national parks …
US Calls Radiation “Extremely High;" Sees Japan Nuclear Crisis Worsening
Washington - The chairman of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission gave a far bleaker appraisal on Wednesday of the threat posed by Japan’s nuclear crisis than the Japanese …