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The Republicans Are Coming, the Republicans Are Coming
If you are not numbered among the wealthiest five percent of Americans with the distinct prospect of securing 85 percent of your annual income across the length of your …
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Eugene Robinson | Starving Wisconsin’s Unions
Washington - Let's be clear: The high-stakes standoff in Wisconsin has nothing to do with balancing the state's budget. It is about money, though — but only in the …
Pakistan’s Nukes and South Asia’s Peril
Pakistan's nuclear arsenal and its security are back in the news with a bang. With the world media linking the revived issue largely to the post-9/11 “war on terror,” …
GOP Legislators and Anti-Abortion Groups Turn Up the Heat on Planned Parenthood
With the new Republican-controlled House, and more anti-abortion legislators in states across the country, Planned Parenthood is coming under increasing attacks from the right. These attacks need to be …
Qaddafi
Cairo - The faltering government of the Libyan strongman Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi struck back at mounting protests against his 40-year rule, as helicopters and warplanes besieged parts of the …
UK Guardian Reports Raymond Davis is Working for the CIA
A report in the British Guardian newspaper is confirming that Raymond Davis, the man jailed in Lahore, Pakistan charged with murdering two young Pakistanis who were almost certainly themselves …
Jim Hightower | The Big Score in This Year’s Super Bowl
The Packers aren't the personal plaything of some rich family or profiteering corporate consortium. For me, the most significant statistic coming out of this year's Super Bowl wasn't the …
Democracy? Not So Fast: Address Culture of Police Brutality
Hey, I'm about the last guy in the world to rain on Egypt's parade. I love the place - I used to live there. Its people are kind, smart, …
Leader Of Egyptian Unions To Wisconsin Protesters: “We Stand With You As You Stood With Us“
One of the most underreported stories about the pro-democracy movement in Egypt was the role of labor unions in the demonstrations, many of which were protesting against neoliberal right-wing …