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Robert Reich | The Year Washington Became “Business Friendly“
History will record 2010 as the year Washington became “business friendly.” Not that it was all that unfriendly before. Some would say the bailouts of Wall Street, AIG, GM, …

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Ex-Guantanamo Official Was Told Not to Discuss Policy Surrounding Antimalarial Drug Used on Detainees
Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout; Adapted: electron, diarmuidorg Military officials were instructed not to publicly discuss a decision made in January 2002 to presumptively treat all Guantanamo …

Waiting for Superrich-Man
The Rich Victim - the Penthouse Punk, fighting the evil, totalitarian government on behalf of the common man - has been the symbol of the new, “counterculture” Republican Party …

Cover-Ups, Coups and Drones – A Holiday Sampler of What WikiLeaks Reveals About the US
Human rights advocates have significant new sources of information to hold the United States accountable. The transparency, which WikiLeaks has brought about, unveils many cover-ups of injustices in US …

Homelessness Besets More Women. How to Respond?
Women are the fastest-growing group of people facing homelessness. Organizations, such as one in Los Angeles' skid row, try a multipronged approach to helping homeless women, starting with housing. …

Ethics and Credibility at the American Economics Association
In a few weeks, Economists will gather in Denver at the annual meeting of the American Economics Association (AEA) in a ritualized search for truth, jobs, fame and even …

News in Brief: Senate Democrats May Pass 9/11 Health Care Bill, and More
Senate Democrats May Pass 9/11 Health Care Bill

Bitter Memories of War on the Way to Jail
The speeches were over. There was a mournful harmonica rendition of taps. The 500 protesters in Lafayette Park in front of the White House fell silent. One hundred and …

Pentagon Health Plan Won’t Cover Brain-Damage Therapy for Troops
Versions of this story were co-published with NPR [1] and Stars and Stripes [2]. For more coverage, listen to NPR's All Things Considered [3] starting today at 4 p.m.

E.J. Dionne Jr. | Why Progressives Need CEOS – Really
Washington - The central question in our politics is whether we can break out of formulaic discussions that always end up in the same place. Here's one major test: …