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Sen. Jon Kyl Ignores Military on New START
Sen. Jon Kyl has gone against President Obama, US military leaders and National Security Officials to reject Senate consideration of the New START treaty in the current session of …
Crisis in Ireland Tests Eurozone Vision of Common Currency, Common Interests
Paris - When the euro was launched 11 years ago, it was celebrated as the culmination of a vision of postwar Europe that was erasing borders and dismantling its …
This Modern World: Security Theatre Follies!
The Key to 2012: Can President Obama Rally His Organizers? (Video)
Ari Berman, contributing writer for The Nation magazine and an Investigative Journalism Fellow at The Nation Institute, came by Brave New Studios to discuss the release of his …
Lessons to Be Learned From Paulo Freire as Education Is Being Taken Over by the Mega Rich
Freire is one of the most important educators of the 20th century and is considered one of the most important theorists of “critical pedagogy.”
Will Congress Let Jobless Benefits Expire Four Weeks Before Christmas?
Washington - Voters clearly want lawmakers to ease the nation's unemployment pain, but a sharply divided Congress is still balking at extending jobless benefits for those out of work …
Revolt Against the Body Scanners
Come Wednesday, the public uproar over the government's ability to virtually strip-search air travelers or feel them up before flying could turn into widespread civil disobedience. This month, a …
News in Brief: North Korea Fires at South Korea, and More
North Korea Fires at South Korea
Ghailani Conviction Sparks Another Debate Over Military Commissions
Terror suspect and former Guantanamo detainee Ahmed Ghailani was convicted on November 17 for conspiring to blow up buildings during the 1998 bombings of the American embassies in Tanzania …
The Shock Doctrine Push to Gut Social Security and Middle Class
Today's Washington Post has punch two of a one-two punch. Punch one was the Simpson/Bowles “plan” to cut Social Security, cut middle-class tax breaks and programs (and dramatically cut …