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GOP Rep. Paul Broun Criticizes Federal Government for Saving Depositors at Failed Bank He Co-Owned
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Arizona’s SB 1070 Isn’t Racist … Is It?
The marching song of the backers of Arizona's new immigration law SB 1070 includes an oft-repeated stanza that this law has nothing to do with race. Many times, I've …
Gulf Oil Spill’s Wildlife Toll: Sharks Near Shore, Turtles Incinerated
The Gulf oil spill has killed local wildlife not only with oil but also in cleanup efforts. It may have changed the behavior of some animals, too. But its …
Congress Passes Sweeping Sanctions Against Iran
Washington, DC - The House and Senate voted Thursday to impose sweeping new sanctions against Iran, sending the legislation to the President’s desk for approval. Proponents have called the …
Ray McGovern | Obama Misses the Afghan Exit Ramp
Has it occurred to President Barack Obama that Gen. Stanley McChrystal might actually have wanted to be fired - and, thus, rescued from the current march of folly in …
Alexander Cockburn | Loose-Lip McChrystal Did Obama a Huge Favor
Just when Barack Obama's presidency was drowning in BP's crude oil, a megalomaniacal U.S. Army general called Stanley McChrystal, commander of the U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan, did him several …
US Congress Approves Strong Unilateral Sanctions on Iran
Washington - Escalating Washington's growing confrontation with Iran, both houses of Congress Thursday approved a sweeping unilateral sanctions package designed to pressure Tehran into curbing its nuclear programme. The …
Full Employment: The Golden Age Is in Us
The inherent right to work is one of the elemental 
privileges of a free people. —FDR, radio address, 1937
Gulf Oil Spill: Judge Won’t Budge on Deep-Water Drilling Moratorium
A federal judge said Thursday that he will not reconsider his decision to overturn a six month deep-water drilling moratorium stemming from the Gulf oil spill. That means Interior …
Troops Wonder What McChrystal Was Thinking
Kandahar, Afghanistan - Soldiers knew more than anyone else what damage had been done when news broke that their commander, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the commander of the U.S.-led international …