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Peace With Iran: Two Petitions; Two Approaches
After a period in which defending Iran hasn't been very high on the agenda of most US antiwar activists, there are now two petition campaigns opposing war and sanctions …
Bienvenido Señor Ahmadinejad: Tehran
• Iran’s influence in Latin America, serious threat or paper tiger? • Rumors of Iran’s involvement have been greatly overstated
Military Heads Fierce in Slamming “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Repeal
Washington - The top uniformed leaders of the Air Force, Army and Marine Corps warned Congress on Friday that repealing “don't ask, don't tell” now would hurt the military's …
WikiLeaks and Our Boorish “in Your Face” Diplomacy
While the mainstream media focuses on whether Julian Assange is a sex criminal in charge of a terrorist organization, I got a rude reminder of my own sense of …
Tax Cuts
Bid to Limit Tax Cuts to Middle Class and Poor Fails in Senate
Washington - The Senate on Saturday blocked and most likely doomed efforts to extend Bush-era tax cuts only for the middle class and the poor but not the very …
How Rumors Rule in Cholera-Torn Haiti
On November 12, 2010, in the bright afternoon sun in front of Ste. Catherine Hospital/CHOSCAL in Cité Soleil, where Médecins Sans Frontières has set up a cholera treatment center, …
WikiLeaks Fallout: Why More Secrecy Might Be Worse
WASHINGTON — WikiLeaks' release of tens of thousands of classified government documents on three separate occasions this year has prompted U.S. officials to add layers of new safeguards, but …
The Storm Isn’t Over: An Interview With “Floodlines” Author Jordan Flaherty
Like many of the journalists who cover stories about injustices that disproportionately affect people of color, Jordan Flaherty is white. And while Flaherty's diligence in acknowledging his racial privilege …
Vietnam: The Last Battle
The rain sheeted down; time washed away. I looked down from the rooftop in Saigon where, more than a generation ago, in the wake of the longest war of …