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Arizona Lawmakers to Introduce “Anchor Baby” Bill
Arizona lawmakers are expected to introduce an “anchor baby” bill today that would deny birthright citizenship to the U.S.-born children of undocumented immigrants. Modeled after birthright citizenship legislation unveiled …
State of the Union: The War on Demand and the Sputnik Moment
President Barack Obama’s call for a five-year freeze in non-security, discretionary spending during his State of the Union address is exactly what should not be done, for the economy …
Covering The Assault On Working People
A common theme runs through a variety of news stories: there isn’t enough money around, and so working people must take a hit. But is that really the only …
When Manners Get You Nowhere: 30 Weeks of Protesting Torture in 2010
Two years ago, if someone had suggested to me that I don an orange jumpsuit and a black hood and haul a cross down the street in opposition to …
Cow Most Sacred: Why Military Spending Remains Untouchable
U.S. military outlays today equal that of every other nation on the planet combined.
Ellen Dannin | Enforcing Labor Rights
For years, critics have claimed that the National Labor Relations Act and the National Labor Relations Board are, at best, ineffective and, at worst, an enemy of labor. Union …
Study Finds Oil Dispersants Lingered Deep Under Gulf
An active ingredient in the chemical dispersants pumped deep into the Gulf of Mexico after BP's oil spill didn't break down, but remained for several months in a deep …
Wishful Thinking Won
The argument that the United States and China are on their way to soon reducing, or even eliminating, the trade gap between them has caused quite a stir in …
How Afghan Poppy Eradication Efforts Are Helping the World’s Largest Heroin Dealers
It has long been known inside Afghanistan that heroin dealers in high positions benefit from the United States and Afghan governments' counternarcotics policies. Now the American public can get …
Egypt
For decades, Egypt’s authoritarian president, Hosni Mubarak, played a clever game with his political opponents. He tolerated a tiny and toothless opposition of liberal intellectuals whose vain electoral campaigns …