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The Case Against Congresswoman Maxine Waters: All Sizzle and No Steak
As Congress returns from its Thanksgiving recess, it still has a lot on its plate. In the final stretch of this lame-duck 111th Congress, legislators must address Bush-era tax …

Robert Scheer | Hillary Gets Wiki-Served
Hillary Clinton should cut out the whining about what the Obama administration derides as “stolen cables” and confront the unpleasant truths they reveal about the contradictions of U.S. foreign …

Mark Weisbrot | Illegitimate Election Is a Setback for Haiti
This column was published by The Guardian Unlimited (UK) on December 1, 2010.

Rabbi Michael Lerner | The Spiritual Messages of Chanukah and Christmas and Their Downsides
Christmas and Chanukah share a spiritual message: that it is possible to bring light and hope in a world of darkness, oppression and despair. But whereas Christmas focuses on …

Michael Winship | As Bees in Honey Drown: Bad Buzz From the Capital Hive
Bees in Brooklyn are producing honey that's bright red in color. Or, as The New York Times described it, “an alarming shade of Robitussin.” No, it's not a sign …

Heavy Rains and Flooding: Colombia’s Katrina?
To inspect his cattle ranch, German Guerrero donned a surgical face mask, grabbed a pair of oars and jumped into a fiberglass boat. Overland travel was no longer an …

Ira Chernus | Hamas and Israel Trade Hannukah Gifts
As Israeli Jews were preparing to light their first Hanukkah candle, the Prime Minister of Gaza, Ismael Haniyeh, told a press conference: "We accept a Palestinian state on the …

E.J. Dionne, Jr. | Where Is Obama Going?
Washington - As I was passing through security at Boston's Logan Airport on Tuesday night, a TSA worker discovered a penny in one of the bins that had just …

Fed Wants to Strip a Key Protection for Homeowners
Washington - As Americans continue to lose their homes in record numbers, the Federal Reserve is considering making it much harder for homeowners to stop foreclosures and escape predatory …

Zoom Joins Netflix in Dispute Against Comcast
Netflix partner Level 3 Communications spoke out against Comcast on Monday, accusing the company of charging a fee for delivering streaming video to Netflix customers and threatening to block …