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Obama Supports Bipartisan Blueprint for Immigration Reform
President Barack Obama backed a bipartisan immigration proposal on Friday. The plan, sponsored by Sens. Charles Schumer (D-New York) and Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), would require biometric identity cards, …
No Dissent in Guantanamo Detainee Review, Senate Told
All U.S. intelligence agencies agreed unanimously on which war-on-terror captives now held at Guantanamo can be let go and which alleged terrorists must be held — with or without …
The Late Lamented Culture
Handwriting disappears. Reading, classical music, and the theater are abandoned. French is rejected in favor of English in popular culture. Comedians make do virtually alone on the podium of …
Cultural Cleansing in Iraq
With the anniversary of the war waged in Iraq, I think of what I wrote seven years ago: that this illegal invasion had nothing to do with the war …
A Civilized Riot: A Movement for Health Care Justice
Congressman Alan Grayson (D-Florida) has been waging his own war on corporate insurance forces determined to maintain the fiscal “slaver's whip” by proposing a straightforward public option plan through …
Groups to Discuss Soldiers’ Conscience Issues
On Sunday, more than 80 national religious, academic, advocacy and veterans' leaders will lead a discussion titled, Truth Commission on Conscience in War. The event will be held at …
Silent Spring Has Sprung
Seasons change, yet some things remain the same. Nearly half a century ago, Rachel Carson debuted the first serial installment of what would eventually become one of the landmark …
President Barack Obama’s Speech on Health Care in Virginia (Video)
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Iran Protests: Is Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei Winning?
With Iran protests largely shut down, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has declared “victory.” But as Iranians evaluate the past year during Norouz celebrations this weekend, he knows he's lost …
Five Yards and a Cloud of Dust
Last week, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) made it clear to any and all that he was going to vote “No” on the health care reform package currently being considered …