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9.8 Percent: The Number That the Deficit Commission Left Out
9.8%! It’s still all about jobs. It's still an emergency. And the DC elite still don’t get it — or don't care. They give us a “deficit commission” not …
Revisiting the Politics of Social Change
The November 2010 midterm elections have unveiled the fissures in America to reveal a society suffering a loss of self-confidence and a fragmentation of its political system. The resurgence …
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 …