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Schwarzenegger and Dominique Strauss-Kahn: When Powerful Men Cross Lines
The week’s news about the sexual conduct of politically powerful men gives me a queasy feeling of déjà vu. As the French agonize over whether Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s …
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After Two Months, No End in Sight to Libyan Air Campaign
Washington - On March 19, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's army had quashed weeks of anti-government protests and was poised for an all-out assault on Benghazi, the opposition's stronghold, when …
Afghanistan Under the Knife
It was a primitive form of surgery. Almost ten years ago, the United States and its allies stuck a knife deep into Afghanistan in an attempt to remove two …
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The Great Switch by the Super Rich
Forty years ago, wealthy Americans financed the U.S. government mainly through their tax payments. Today wealthy Americans finance the government mainly by lending it money. While foreigners own most …
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The War on Contraception Goes Viral
As those of us who’ve been following the anti-choice movement for years can attest, the biggest stumbling block for them has been finding a way to make a move …
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Middle-Class Warriors Storm JP Morgan Chase Meeting in Ohio
Robin Hoods cross the moat surrounding JPMorgan Chase building. (Photo: National Peoples Action) Hundreds of protesters greeted JP Morgan Chase bank shareholders at their annual meeting in …
“Getting Wise to Breitbart’s Lies”: Missouri Professors Survive Right-Wing Smear Campaign by Andrew Breitbart
Two Missouri labor professors have been vindicated after a right-wing smear campaign almost cost them their jobs. Last month, the website BigGovernment.com—run by right-wing blogger Andrew Breitbart—posted footage of …
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Once Upon A Time
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Why Did US Medical Personnel Remove High-Value Detainee Abu Zubaydah’s Eye?
This picture of Abu Zubaydah was included in his classified Guantanamo Detainee Assessment Brief released last month by WikiLeaks. Shortly after he was captured in March 2002 …
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With Quest to Cool Fuel Rods Stumbling, US Sees “Weeks of Struggle“
Tokyo - Amid widening alarm in the United States and elsewhere about Japan’s nuclear crisis, military fire trucks began spraying cooling water on spent fuel rods at the country’s …