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In Israel/Palestine, Occupation Has No Future
In the Fall of 2009 I had the privilege of following a delegation of US veterans and war resisters traveling to Israel/Palestine to meet with their Israeli counterparts in …
Kabul Showdown: Afghan Lawmakers Threaten to Defy Karzai
Kabul, Afghanistan — President Hamid Karzai will meet with Afghan lawmakers Saturday in a last-ditch attempt to resolve their differences over a disputed election and avert a clash that …
Keith Olbermann: “This is the Last Edition of Countdown” (Video)
Keith Olbermann announced tonight that his show “Countdown,” a mainstay of progressive media, would end after Friday's broadcast. In a statement, MSNBC said the network and Olbermann "have ended …
Beijing Tightens Its Control of Vital Minerals
China Seizes Rare Earth Mine Areas Hong Kong - A Chinese government agency has taken steps to more tightly manage the production and export of rare earth minerals, crucial …
Does “Democracy” Still Mean Anything? (And in Case It Does, What Is It?)
It is a possibility – nay, a likelihood - that the link between public agenda and private worries, the very hub of the democratic process, has been broken.
Lawsuit: Federal Prisoners With “Unpopular Political Beliefs” Isolated, Abused
If you are unlucky enough to be doing time at one of the federal government's two “experimental prisons” - which it calls Communications Management Units (CMUs) - you are …
On Anniversary of Citizens United Ruling, DOJ Asked to Investigate Scalia and Thomas for Conflicts of Interest
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, that opened the floodgates for unlimited corporate spending on election campaigns. We …
Corporations, Unions and the Value of Opposition
The news is full of bad news about unions these days. Unions are blamed for holding up the bailout of GM and Chrysler with foot-dragging over wages and benefits. …
Ruth Marcus | Discretion Advised
Washington - Discretionary spending, the part of the federal budget that is not on autopilot and is subject to annual appropriations, generally constitutes less than 40 percent of federal …
Vince Warren: Tunisia, WikiLeaks, and Democracy (Video)
Accountability and transparency are two key elements to a responsible government, notes Vince Warren of the Center for Constitutional Rights, and WikiLeaks and other sites like it help fulfill …