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Afghanistan Spy Contract Goes Sour for Pentagon – Part 1
Washington - Mike Furlong, a top Pentagon official, is alleged to have run a covert network of contractors to supply information for drone strikes and assassinations in Afghanistan and …
Guantanamo: Obama’s Crockery (2)
In 2008, the Supreme Court, in a landmark decision, ruled that prisoners at Guantanamo Bay had the right to challenge the basis for their detention. That decision - a …
“Deem and Pass” Is NOT “Without a Vote“
Several traditional media outlets are regurgitating the conservative spin that if the House uses the parliamentary procedure known as a “self-executing rule” or “deem and pass,” it will be …
Pledging Allegiance to God
In 1954, at the height of the cold war, Congress amended the phrase “one Nation indivisible” in the 62 year-old Pledge of Allegiance to read "one Nation, under God, …
In Praise of Shared Outrage
“We have to tolerate the inequality as a way to achieve greater prosperity and opportunity for all.” These were the words of Lord Brian Griffiths, Goldman Sachs international adviser, …
Bill Moyers Journal | Dr. Jane Goodall (2)
Airtime: Friday, March 19, 2010, at 9:00 PM (EST) on PBS (check local listings here).
Drug Cartels Don’t Die; They Relocate
Watching as the drug cartels penetrate the highest levels of government in some Central American countries, I can't help but ask myself if the United States' war against drugs …
Why Health Reform Must Protect Private Insurance Coverage of Abortion Care: A Mother Speaks Out (VIDEO)
Today, Planned Parenthood Federation of America released a video featuring Tiffany Campbell, a mother of three from South Dakota, who tells the story of her personal experience with a …
Mary Sojourner | Detained
“What would he say?” Shan asked after a long silence, when he transmitted on the radio?"
Haitian Women Mourn the Dead, Recommit to the Living on International Women’s Day (Part I)
All over Haiti on March 8, International Women's Day, women's groups met to honor their dead and raise up their living. As for how to raise up the living, …