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Why the “Lazy Jobless” Myth Persists
During the recent fight over extending unemployment benefits, conservatives trotted out the shibboleth that says the program fosters sloth. Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., for instance, said added unemployment benefits …

Gains in Kandahar Came With More Brutal US Tactics
Washington - The Barack Obama administration's claim of “progress” in its war strategy is based on the military seizure of three rural districts outside Kandahar City in October. But …

We Want You Out: An Open Letter from the Afghan Youth Peace Volunteers and Afghans for Peace
Voices for Creative Nonviolence representatives in Kabul are privileged to be meeting with representatives of the Afghan Youth Peace Volunteers (AYPV), a group of teenagers based in Bamiyan, Afghanistan …

Robert Reich | The New Tax Deal: Reaganomics Redux
More than thirty years ago, Ronald Reagan came to Washington intent on reducing taxes on the wealthy and shrinking every aspect of government except defense. The new tax deal …

John Pilger | Protect Assange, Don
Forty years ago, a book entitled The Greening of America caused a sensation. On the cover were these words: "There is a revolution coming. It will not be like …

Forgetting Bradley Manning (Video)
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WikiLeaks Cables Reveal BP Narrowly Avoided Disaster in Azerbaijan
Just 18 months before the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, British Petroleum (BP) evacuated 211 platform workers from a BP platform in the Caspian Sea after …

Maura Stephens | 15 Claims the Natural Gas Industry Wants You to Believe and Why They’re Wrong
The gall of gas megacorporations is surpassed only by the preposterousness of their claims. They spend millions each year trying to convince the public and our lawmakers of the …

Bush Sr., James Baker Instrumental in Getting Nigeria to Drop Bribery Charges Against Cheney
Former President George H.W. Bush and ex-Secretary of State James Baker were part of a negotiating team that convinced Nigerian government officials to drop bribery …

News in Brief: California Regulators OK Major Cap-and-Trade Rules and More
California regulators have overwhelmingly voted to approve the nation's most extensive steps toward offering financial incentives for the owners of power plants, refineries and other major industrial polluters to …