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Stepping Out of Afghanistan’s Shadows
Like rotating blades hitting the dirt, propaganda spin from Afghanistan's traumatic Chinook crash has destructively spiraled into US policy. The 30 US troops inside the helicopter, presumably a Special …
The Market Has Spoken: Austerity Is Bad for Business
The New York Stock Exchange at closing on August 8, 2011. Wall Street stocks plummeted on Monday as skittish investors, already concerned about the economy, struggled to work out …
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Verizon Strike: As Billions Roll in, Workers Walk Out
At Verizon locations throughout the Northeast, 45,000 workers started walking picket lines Sunday. Their strike, brought on by a flood of concession demands the Communications Workers say …
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Britain Recalls Parliament as Unrest Spreads
London - Prime Minister David Cameron pledged on Tuesday to flood the streets of London with 10,000 extra police officers and said Parliament would be recalled in emergency session …
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Hacked and Attacked: How Piers Morgan’s Fabricated Story Almost Ruined This Reporter
The September 29, 1998 cover of Piers Morgan's newspaper, the Mirror, targeted reporter Greg Palast. I am not surprised that Piers Morgan has been outed …
Truth and Documentary Filmmaking
Creating a compelling documentary film isn't as easy as just picking up a camera, though that is the first step. Documentary filmmakers often devote years of their lives to …
Breaking the Cycle of Violence: An Interview With Documentarian Steve James
Producer Alex Kotlowitz and Producer/Director Steve James. (Courtesy of Kartemquin Films) It might be shocking to learn that a US Department of Justice report that surveyed homicide …
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After the Arab Spring, an Israeli Summer
Jerusalem - “The people demand social justice!” Across the country's major cities, over 300,000 demonstrators, five percent of Israel's Jewish population, chanted the rallying call for the third consecutive …
America’s Structural Weaknesses Threaten Its Future
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) performs tactical maneuvering exercises along with guided-missile frigates on September 1, 2010. (Photo: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ashley Van …