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Japan Facing Biggest Catastrophe Since Dawn of Nuclear Age
Japan remains in a state of emergency three days after a devastating earthquake and tsunami hit the country. An estimated 10,000 people have died, and Japan is facing the …
E.J. Dionne, Jr. | The High Cost of a Broken Metaphor
Washington - “We're broke.” You can practically break a search engine if you start looking around the Internet for those words. They're used repeatedly with reference to our local, …
Rabbi Michael Lerner: A Quarter Century Devoted to Repairing the World
Political activist, editor of Tikkun - the progressive Jewish interfaith magazine based in Berkeley, California - and rabbi of Beyt Tikkun Synagogue of San Francisco, Michael Lerner spoke with …
Radioactive Releases in Japan Could Last Months, Experts Say
Washington - As the scale of Japan’s nuclear crisis begins to come to light, experts in Japan and the United States say the country is now facing a cascade …
The Corporate-GOP Attack on America’s Middle Class
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's autocratic attempt to abrogate the democratic right of public employees to bargain with their governmental bosses is not wearing well with the public. Recent polls …
Is Egypt the Future IndoTurkeZil? So Many Ways to Strut Your Democratic Stuff in a New World
Three mummies were recently found in an underground temple in Luxor, Egypt. Translated hieroglyphs identified them as the Clash of Civilizations, the End of History, and Islamophobia. They ruled …
The Key to Rebuilding Workers’ Power: Unrig the Rules
The battle in Wisconsin over the rights of public-sector workers holds the potential to reawaken workers across the country to demand their fair share of the economic pie. This …
From Libya to Wisconsin, With Love
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After Day of Clashes, Saudi Arabia Troops Enter Bahrain
(Photo: Yana Trakhtenberg) Manama, Bahrain - Nearly a month after the first large-scale protests in Bahrain were violently quelled by police, the country has seen a resurgence of …
Madison Rally Bigger Than Biggest Tea Party Rally
Police estimated up to 100,000 people turned out in Madison, WI yesterday to protest Gov. Scott Walker's (R) assault on unions, making it bigger than any protests the city …