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A Message from William Rivers Pitt: Media Nightmares
I don't know about you, but I'm getting pretty sick and tired of seeing these Tea Party idiots all over my television. I turn on the “news,” and there …

Propaganda U is Born
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9/11 Rally Presents Clashing Images of America
On September 11, the streets around ground zero were a battleground of rallies over Park 51, the proposed Islamic community center at 45-51 Park Place - but at stake …

Los Angeles Based Labor Recruiter Indicted for Human Trafficking
Washington - Mordechai Orian, president of Global Horizons, a Los Angeles- based labour recruiter, has been indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice for "engaging in a conspiracy to …

One Less Privacy Intrusion: Bill to End Pre-Employment Credit Checks
Will the Equal Employment for All Act make it out of the House Committee on Financial Services when Congress reconvenes this fall? The bill, HR 3149, would make it …

“Value-Added” Assessment: Tool for Improvement or Educational “Nuclear Option”?
Diane [Ravitch] says, Let's return to the old public school system, he [Chester Finn of the Hoover Institution and the Fordham Foundation] said. “I say, let's blow it up.” …

Drone Attacks Surge in Afghanistan; 70 Strikes Launched This Year
The latest US drone attack killed 14 suspected militants in Pakistan, bringing the number of people killed by drones in September alone to 75 as the US targets the …

Andrew Weil: Medical Marijuana’s Tremendous Potential for Curing Ailments
If an American doctor of the late 19th century stepped into a time warp and emerged in 2010, he would be shocked by the multitude of pharmaceuticals that today's …

E.J. Dionne Jr. | The Strange Death of Moderate Republicanism
On the eve of the primary that would end his electoral career, Rep. Mike Castle was in a reflective mood. He seemed calm and confident, yet almost everything he …