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Erasing Arizona: Dark-Skinned Mural Faces “Lightened” to Appease Bigots; Public Outcry Ensues
It is difficult to fully explain the impacts of Arizona's burgeoning and overt anti-immigrant climate these days. To outsiders, it must seem like either the inmates have finally taken …
Caravan Risks Another Attack to Break Blockade in Oaxaca
A caravan carrying food and supplies headed to the autonomous town of San Juan Copala in the Mexican state of Oaxaca yesterday determined to break a paramilitary blockade just …
Ruth Marcus | Cyberspace Dunderheads
Washington - I've come down with a bad case of the shallows. That's technology writer Nicholas Carr's term — and the title of his …
Connie Schultz | It Can Happen to Anyone
Millbury, Ohio - The cardboard boxes resting on stairs of red carpeting at the entrance of St. Peter United Church of Christ on Monday morning told the second-saddest story …
Senate Weakens Bid to Tax Wall Street Like Rest of Us
Washington - Senate Democrats Tuesday weakened efforts to end a controversial Wall Street tax break, watering down a bid to raise taxes on managers of hedge funds, private-equity funds, …
Military Neglecting Fort Hood Soldiers’ Medical Needs
At least 50 soldiers from Fort Hood who have medical profiles that should prohibit them from military training have been sent to the National Training Center (NTC) at Fort …
Vowing Not to Be ‘Chumps,’ Financial Inquiry Subpoenas Goldman’s Records
Washington - Leaders of a government commission accused Goldman Sachs Monday of “stonewalling” their inquiry into causes of the financial crisis and said the panel has issued a subpoena …
Dispersant Disaster: A Closer Look at BP’s Toxic Solution
Kristian Gustavson found “all sorts” of dead dolphins and sea turtles on Ship Island in past weeks. Dead marine life is a common sight in the Gulf of Mexico …
Who Is to Blame for the Disaster in the Gulf of Mexico?
While the oil continues to gush into the Gulf, it is difficult to focus on the question of who is to blame, yet, it is something we must all …
Pentagon Tightens Grip on the Obama Administration and the Intelligence Community
President Barack Obama's appointment of retired Gen. James Clapper as the director of national intelligence (DNI) demonstrates the Pentagon's enormous influence over the president and indicates that there is …