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The Nazis Defeated in Berlin (2)
What did May Day bring to Berlin? To believe the boulevard rags, it was to be a day of revolutionary riot, bloody battles with the police and violent standoffs …
Meet the Man Who May Change the Face of GOP Ads Forever
It’s an April afternoon in Hollywood, and a black Porsche purrs down a sun-drenched Olive Avenue. It cruises past Warner Brothers, where John Wayne once glared down desperadoes at …
Florida GOP Candidates Back Arizona Immigration Law
The Republican Party's front-runner for governor, Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum, threw his support Thursday behind a tough new immigration law in Arizona that he criticized as “far out” …
Los Angeles vs. Arizona: Who Wins in Immigration Law Dust-Up?
Los Angeles has voted to boycott Arizona because of its immigration law, and the UN has suggested it could violate human rights. Will any of this matter to Arizonans? …
The Politics of Disaster: Will Gulf Tragedy Bring Real Change?
Today I was on WUNC North Carolina's excellent talk radio program The State of Things for a short segment on the politics of the Gulf oil disaster. If you …
The Urgency of Housing in Haiti: Government Destroys Refugee Camps
“Everything we owned got smashed. We lost everything.” Getro Nelio was not referring to the devastating earthquake of January 12. The unemployed, 24-year-old Haitian was speaking about losing …
A New Antiwar Voice From Hawaii … Don’t Count On It
Lihue, Hawaii - In a week, voters in Hawaii's First Congressional District will select the woman or man who will replace former Democratic Congressman Neil Abercrombie, who stepped down …
David Sirota | The Predictable and Inevitable Blowback
Imagine, if you can, an alternate universe. Imagine that in this alternate universe, a foreign military power begins flying remote-controlled warplanes over your town, using on-board missiles to kill …
Obama, Karzai Still Split on Peace Talks With Taliban
Washington - U.S. President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai sought to portray a united front on the issue of a political settlement with the Taliban in their …
The Urgency of Housing in Haiti: Government Destroys Refugee Camps, National Hurricane Center Predicts Busy Season (Part II)
“Everything we owned got smashed. We lost everything.” Getro Nelio was not referring to the devastating earthquake of January 12. The unemployed, 24-year-old Haitian was speaking about losing …