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Joe Conason | Obama Changes the Narrative
Complaints about President Obama's State of the Union address on both sides of the political divide (which was obscured but not obliterated by the evening's novel seating arrangements) seemed …
George Lakoff | The New Obama Narrative
For the first two years of his administration, President Obama had no overriding narrative, no frame to define his policy making, no way to make sense of what he …
E.J. Dionne | Barack Obama: Paradoxical Whig
Washington - Be ready for the paradoxical phase of Barack Obama's presidency. Many things will not be exactly as they appear. Paradox No. 1: Because over the next two …
Opposition Leader Mohamed ElBaradei Returns to Egypt
The return of Mohamed ElBaradei, the former head of the U.N. nuclear regulatory agency who now leads of a group seeking constitutional reforms, could further energize protesters opposed to …
James Howard Kunstler: Peak Oil and Our Financial Decline (Video)
In this fifth video in the series “Peak Oil and a Changing Climate” from The Nation and On The Earth Productions, author, blogger and social critic James Howard Kunstler …
Remembering Howard Zinn, Once Again
In his work, Howard Zinn embodied a notion of agency that exhibited a fierce moral courage and a deep propensity for engaged social action.
Australia’s Katrina Moment
When you fly over the earth's oldest land mass, Australia, the view can be shocking. Scars as long as European countries are the result of erosion. Salt pans shimmer …
Billionaires Take a Stand for the Working Man
Who says the corporate media doesn't care about the opinions of ordinary people? There have been lots of articles lately about what workers think, written by the people who …
Thousands in Yemen Protest Against the Government
Beirut, Lebanon - Yemen, one of the Middle East’s most impoverished countries and a haven for Al Qaeda militants, became the latest Arab state to witness mass protests on …
News in Brief: Egyptian Protesters Fight Back, Torch Police Station, and More
Egyptian Protesters Fight Back, Torch Police Station