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Mideast Volatility Widens as Uprising in Libya Escalates
Cairo, Egypt - Libya’s second largest city, Benghazi, fell Sunday after a crack army unit defected to the opposition and clashes spread to the capital, Tripoli, as an uprising …
E.J. Dionne, Jr. | The Tea Party Is Winning
Washington - Take five steps back and consider the nature of the political conversation in our nation's capital. You would never know that it's taking place at a moment …
Absence of Al Jazeera English in US Is Troubling
The uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt and now Iran should prompt a call for change here in the United States - against the absurd blackout of Al Jazeera television. You …
Chris Hedges | Huffington’s Plunder
I was in New York City on Thursday night at the Brecht Forum to discuss with the photographer Eugene Richards his powerful new book “War Is Personal” when I …
House Un-Christian Activities Committee
China Cracks Down on Protest Threats, Rounds Up Dissidents
Beijing - Chinese officials on Sunday cracked down against protests, or rumors of them, sending police to detain dissidents and breakup public gatherings in the capital and Shanghai. After …
Egypt Takes a Step Back From IMF Ways
Cairo - Egypt could soon be looking for a new economic model – one that will be different from the traditional system that has been promoted for years by …
Back to the Future With Comcast
After hammering out the details in daily meetings with Comcast over a three-month period in late 2010, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) approved …
Fairer Tax Reporting, Finally
Income from wages has been reported to the Internal Revenue Service ever since World War II. Starting in 2011, income from stock market capital gains will effectively begin to …
Cycle of Suppression Rises in Libya and Elsewhere
Beirut, Lebanon - Libyan security forces moved against protesters Saturday in Benghazi, the country’s second-largest city and the epicenter of the most serious challenge to four decades of Col. …