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Yemen: Where Men Marry Children
Fathers marry off pre-teen daughters here for many reasons, not least to remarry themselves. Sanna, Yemen - A new white dress, chains of gold jewelry sparkling brightly and more …
Nuclear Waste Piles Up, and It’s Costing Taxpayers Billions
The Bush administration agreed to store nuclear waste from 21 new reactors. But the federal government still can't meet its commitment to find permanent storage. In the waning days …
When Was the Last Time You Visited Iraq?: Exporting American Democracy to the World
Recently, I wrote about a crew of pundits and warrior-journalists eager not to see the U.S. military leave Iraq. That piece appeared on the op-ed page of the Los …
“Shallow Throat”: Obama, the GOP and “Potomac Fever“
With the Democrats running the show, the Republican mole “Shallow Throat,” now a high-priced political consultant, is no longer positioned inside the government, but still has a wide network …
Republicans Force House to Vote Again on Health Care Bill “Fixes“
Parliamentary problems were identified early Thursday morning with two provisions in the package of legislative fixes to the health care bill the House approved last weekend and sent to …
Palestinians in at-Tuwani Fight for Their Education
In the rolling, rocky hills of South Hebron, where electricity and water are scarce and Israeli settler violence is plenty, a group of children huddle together, waiting to be …
On the Duty to Conscientiously Object
Moral values and norms are the means through which we define ourselves as persons, structure our world and render our relationship to it and to other human beings comprehensible. …
Attorneys General in 14 States Sue to Block Health Care Reform Law
Miami - A lawsuit filed Tuesday in Florida includes 13 states and charges that the new healthcare reform law in unconstitutional. Virginia's attorney general filed a separate lawsuit. State …
Bill Moyers Journal | Financial Reform
Airtime: Friday, March 26, 2010, at 9:00 PM (EST) on PBS (check local listings here).
Peru: Signing Away Too Many Rights?
Lima - Peru is enthusiastically espousing free trade, and has signed six tariff-lowering agreements in the space of a year. But it has not matched them with the internal …