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Robert Reich | The Final Lesson of BP
BP is starting over. It just named a new American president and its finances are looking up. BP’s second-quarter report showed surprisingly strong revenues of $75.9 billion, beating Wall …
From the Heart of Arizona, We Still Have a Dream
Following the news that a federal judge has struck down what are essentially the worst parts of Arizona's immigration law, SB 1070, there is a sense of vindication and …
Timing of Stock Sales by Moody’s Chief Raises Questions
Washington - The chief executive of Moody's Investors Service sold almost $3 million in company stock this year, and $7.1 million last year, both times right before his company's …
With Ruling, Battle Over Arizona Immigration Law Enters New Phase
Tucson, Ariz. - A federal judge’s decision Wednesday to halt key elements of the Arizona immigration law before they took effect moves the battle over the law into a …
E.J. Dionne, Jr. | The Politics of Stupidity
Washington - Can a nation remain a superpower if its internal politics are incorrigibly stupid? Start with taxes. In every other serious democracy, conservative political parties feel at least …
Joe Conason | Leaking to Avert Disaster
The outpouring of tens of thousands of classified military documents by WikiLeaks is not precisely comparable to the publication of the Pentagon Papers — but in at least one …
UN Declares Water and Sanitation Basic Human Rights
United States - When the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) back in December 1948, 58 member states voted for a historic document …
Robert Scheer | Thank God for the Whistleblowers
What WikiLeaks did was brilliant journalism, and the bleating critics from the president on down are revealing just how low a regard they have for the truth. As with …
Judge Blocks Key Provisions of Arizona Immigration Law
This afternoon, in a long-awaited decision, 9th Circuit Judge Susan Bolton enjoined several major provisions of Arizona’s immigration law, SB-1070. While it was speculated that Bolton would block parts …
Omar Khadr and the Still-Black Hole of Guantánamo
At 23, Omar Khadr is the youngest of the 176 people still imprisoned at the US military's detention facility in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. He has been there for eight …