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Review: “Rounded Up: Artificial Terrorists and Muslim Entrapment After 9/11“
Also See: Katherine Hughes | Criminalizing Compassion in the War on Terror In a time and place where Muslims have learned it's prudent to be silent, we should be …
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Growing Low-Oxygen Zones in Oceans Worry Scientists
Washington - Lower levels of oxygen in the Earth's oceans, particularly off the United States' Pacific Northwest coast, could be another sign of fundamental changes linked to global climate …
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Ray McGovern | Mullen Wary of Israeli Attack on Iran
Adm. Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, came home with sweaty palms from his mid-February visit to Israel. Ever since, he has been worrying aloud that …
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Making Time for Women’s Stories
Did you know that in addition to being a thank-you-God deliverance from February, March is also National Women's History Month? Don't feel bad if you didn't. Most Americans don't …
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Biden Leads Latest US Push to Revive Mideast Peace Talks
Jerusalem - Vice President Joe Biden is scheduled to arrive in Jerusalem Monday, topping off a string of high-profile visitors who appear to have succeeded in pushing reluctant Israeli …
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UN Envoy Says Afghan Strategy Is “Too Military-Driven“
Kabul, Afghanistan - Hours before boarding a flight out of Kabul, Norwegian diplomat Kai Eide delivered a final warning Saturday as he wrapped up his two-year tenure as the …
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US Criticized Over Soaring Housing Costs
United Nations - On Friday, the richest and most powerful country on earth was the subject of a damning report submitted to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva. …
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Education Day of Action Rippled Through California and Beyond
Walkouts, student strikes, and marches shook every level of California's embattled public education system on March 4. University of California students blocked access to campus entrances at Berkeley and …
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Kucinich Forces Congress to Debate Afghanistan
On Thursday, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) introduced H. Com Res. 248, a privileged resolution with 16 original cosponsors that will require the House of Representatives to debate whether to …
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Life in the Gazan “Buffer Zone“
When I wrote last, I was still in Cairo, beginning to lose hope. However, shortly after, a friend at the UN Relief & Works Agency (UNRWA) was miraculously able …