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Eugene Robinson | Stick to the Deadline in Afghanistan
Washington - When he ordered his escalation of the war in Afghanistan, President Obama pledged that U.S. troops “will begin to come home” in the summer of 2011. Discouraging …
Corruption and Collapse
Since the explosion of the British Petroleum Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010, we have been treated to a case study in both …
Waxman: Tony Hayward Acting Like He Has Nothing to Do With BP
Unflappable before lawmakers choking back their anger, BP's Chief Executive Officer Tony Hayward responded to questions from the members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce with the …
Stop Child Labor on the Farm!
How inviting it looks, the fruit laid out for us in grocery stores and supermarkets in a profusion of bright color. Red, green, yellow, orange, purple ... Cherries, grapes, …
The Arar Case: Wrong and Unapologetic
I know, I know. The thing I'm writing about is already days old. Folks are wrapping fish in it. And the longer I delayed this column, the more it …
Big Oil’s Devastation Worldwide (Video)
“Oil is a messy business, even when it's legal,” says filmmaker Joe Berlinger, and we've all seen the effects of that business splashed across front pages and television sets …
Kick Ass or Buy Gas?
How taxpayers are subsidizing BP’s disaster through the pentagon. Residents of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida are livid with BP in the wake of the massive, never-ending oil spill …
News in Brief: Israel Plans to Ease Its Land Blockade of Gaza, and More
Israel plans to ease its land blockade of Gaza, The Guardian UK reports, but the controversial naval blockade will remain in place. Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu's office, on the …
Enough of This Crap, Part II: This Note’s For You
The other day, in Part I of “Enough of This Crap,” I wrote the following: Reports have been coming out of the Gulf for days about British Petroleum …
US Social Forum to Target Long-Term Progressive Goals
"We are meeting at a moment of world history that is in many ways unique - a moment that is ominous, but also full of hope. The most powerful …