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Lebanese Government Collapses Over UN Probe
Jewish Groups: “We Are Deeply Disturbed” by Palin’s Use of Anti-Semitic Term “Blood Libel,” She Should Apologize
On a day when the president and the nation are mourning the victims of the tragic shooting in Tucson, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) is trying to seize …
Why Isn’t Jared Lee Loughner a Homegrown Terrorist?
How many more members of Congress have to be victims of politically motivated violence before we acknowledge terrorism is defined by the act and not the identity of the …
Undoing Neoliberalism Through Solidarity Economics
Preparing for the start of a new semester at the University of Washington, I am pondering what to emphasize to students during the first day of classes. I am …
Few Foreclosures, No Bank Failures: Canada Offers Lessons
Toronto - Maybe Canada has something to teach the U.S. about housing finance. One in 4 U.S. homes is thought to be worth less that the mortgage being paid …
Military vs. Climate Security: US and China Worlds Apart
While China is already boasting “All aboard!” on a network of sleek passenger trains that zip 200 mph and beyond between major urban centers, the United States is still …
This Modern World: The Incident in Tucson
House Republicans Remove “Civil Rights” and “Labor” From Committee Names
House Republicans have renamed several Congressional committees by changing or removing certain hot-button words such as “civil rights” and “labor” from their titles. The Education and Labor Committee became …
James Zogby | Faux Faithful Abuse Constitution
In a display of faux piety, the 112th Congress opened its first day of business by reading aloud the Constitution of the United States. Referring to it as "our …
GRITtv: Bill Quigley: Hate in Arizona, Hope in Haiti (Video)
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