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Come the Revolution: Are We There Yet?
“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.” …

Citizen Mobilization for Housing in Haiti: The Urgency of Housing, Part IV
"We're mobilizing people in the camps and the shantytowns to let them know that getting housing is a right. Our vision is to make the problem of housing a …

Ellen Brown | What a Government Can Do With Its Own Bank
Virg Bernero, the mayor of Lansing, Michigan, just won the Democratic nomination for governor of his state, making a state-owned Bank of Michigan a real possibility. Bernero is one …

From Intifada Hub to Model Palestinian City: How Jenin Turned Around
Jenin, West Bank - In a dramatic turnaround, the Palestinian city that served as the heart of the second intifada now boasts a new shopping mall. A return of …

Scientists Cast Doubt on Claims BP Spill’s No Threat to Gulf
Washington - Many scientists say they're skeptical of a widely publicized government report Wednesday that concludes much of the oil that gushed from BP's leaking well is gone and …

Public Banks and Development
Over the last thirty years there has been a significant change in the role of public banks. Neoliberal policies suggested that central banks should be independent of the Treasury, …

Republican Reality
Let's talk about the Republican Party. Not the pander-to-the-base party of patriotism, guns, flags, mom, apple pie and country music. And no, not the party of conservative theorists talking …

Proposition 8 Judge Ruling Changes “Understanding of Gender“
A federal judge in San Francisco overturned Prop. 8 today, declaring that gay men and lesbians have a constitutional right to get married and affirming that voters don't get …

John Pilger | Tony Blair Must Be Prosecuted
Tony Blair must be prosecuted, not indulged like his mentor Peter Mandelson. Both have produced self-serving memoirs for which they have been paid fortunes. Blair's will appear next month …

Joe Conason | Defending the Mosque
No recent controversy has so plainly revealed the hollow values of the American right than the effort to prevent the construction of a community center in Lower Manhattan because …