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US Consulate Employee Slain in Drug-Ridden Mexican City
Washington - The Mexican government pledged Sunday to investigate the brutal killings of a U.S. consulate employee and two family members of consulate employees in violent, drug-plagued Ciudad Juarez, …
Lehman Brothers Used Accounting Trick Amid Financial Crisis – and Earlier
Failed investment bank Lehman Bros. used an accounting trick at the end of each quarter to make its finances appear less shaky than they really were, says a report …
Cancer Patient Fired by Walmart for Legally Using Medical Marijuana
Walmart Fires Cancer Patient for Legally Using Medical Marijuana Joseph Casias, 29, has an inoperable brain tumor. Last November, Walmart fired him after 5 years on the job because …
No Jewish Consensus on Israeli Policy
This week, New York City's Jewish community is riven by protests, counterprotests and, now, threats among Jews over the question of Israel and the Palestinians.
When the US Becomes Greece: Drivel From the Deficit Hawks
The headlines about Greece's financial problems have provided a great backdrop to renewed attacks from the deficit hawks on Social Security and Medicare. Never mind that none of it …
This Time It’s Pregnant Women: Another American Atrocity in the Bush-Obama War in Afghanistan
Another night-time raid on a housing compound in Afghanistan. Another bunch of innocent Afghans killed. Another round of lies by the US-led forces of the so-called International Security Assistance …
No Child Left Behind Overhaul: Five Key Things That Would Change
On Saturday, the Obama administration released its blueprint for overhauling the 2002 No Child Left Behind Act. US lawmakers are to consider the blueprint – and make their own …
Climate Change Isn’t Just About Energy; It’s About National Priorities
Alaska Natives are in danger and need to be relocated due to warming Arctic weather, but the US government is dragging its feet. Polls show conservatives on average are …
Palin With a Pedigree
Liz Cheney is truly Dick's daughter, galvanizing the Republican base with her right-wing views and blistering critiques of Obama. Did somebody say 2012? When the Republican Jewish Coalition hosted …
Sex Is Primarily a Political Issue
The entire March 8, 2010, discussion with philosopher Elsa Dorlin Fréderique: If I wish you “happy holiday” this March 8, how do you answer me? Elsa Dorlin: No thank …