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Blessed Are the Peacemakers … But Not in America
Last month's 6-3 Supreme Court decision in the case of Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project found that humanitarian groups can be judged guilty of aiding and abetting terrorism merely …
Obama Administration Applies Stupak Amendment to High Risk Pools
This week, a commotion arose over the question of whether Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plans, also known as high risk pools, can include abortion coverage. The Obama Administration responded …
After More Than 40 Years of Harsh Occupation, Papuan Struggle Enters New Phase
Last week, twenty thousand indigenous Papuans, many in indigenous dress, walked and danced their way through the streets from Kotaraja to the city centre in Jayapura. Shops shut in …
Temporary Seal for Oil Spill Seems To Be Holding
Washington - A top BP official said the team working on its runaway oil well was encouraged Friday morning that a temporary seal will continue to keep oil from …
News in Brief: Mother of Five Killed by Israeli Artillery Fire and More . . .
A mother of five was shot dead by Israeli artillery fire Friday while picking up her two-year-old son from outside her village home. The Guardian UK reported that she …
Utah Vigilante Group Disseminates Deportation Hit List
An anonymous letter, recently distributed to law enforcement agencies and media outlets in Utah, contains a list of the names and addresses of over 1,300 supposedly undocumented immigrants that …
Kicking Our Addiction to AC – Why DC Needs to Step Up
This summer, Americans are cranking up their air conditioning. At the same time, Senators are letting climate legislation cool its heels in Washington. Ultimately, both of these summer trends …
BP, Obama and the Economics of Disaster
The unceasing dribble of bad news from the Gulf of Mexico has been running before our eyes for weeks now: dead plankton; hypoxic zones looming and worsening, the product …
The New Finance Bill: A Mountain of Legislative Paper, a Molehill of Reform
Thursday the President pronounced that “because of this [financial reform] bill the American people will never again be asked to foot the bill for Wall Street’s mistakes.” As if …