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Guatemala: Forgotten Promises Leave Indigenous Peoples Poorer and Hungrier
Guatemala City - Nearly three years into President Álvaro Colom's four-year term, Guatemala's indigenous people have seen little improvement in their lives — and they represent approximately half the …
Kosovo Election Results Delayed by Irregularities
Paris - Kosovo's prime minister, Hashim Thaci, claimed victory in the first self-held parliamentary elections in the two-year-old state, which still seeks United Nations membership. But voting irregularities – …
Electoral Crisis in Haiti Deepens
The start of Haiti's most recent crisis came with ample warning. Most Port-au-Prince residents scurried to their homes mid-afternoon last Tuesday, certain of the violence and chaos which would …
What Bernie Said, Part I
At the time of this writing, legislation to formalize the tax deal between President Obama and congressional Republicans cleared cloture by a large margin, and looked ready to sail …
Sen. Sanders Electrifies the Left on Tax Bill
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), a self-described socialist who caucuses with the Democrats, became a folk hero to progressives when he took to the floor of the Senate for nearly …
Democratic Argument for Extending the Bush Tax Cuts Insults our Intelligence
The Democratic argument for approving the rancid “compromise” reached between President Obama and his GOP “hostage-takers,” which would extend the outrageous Bush tax-cuts for another two years, is that …
UK Court Grants WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Bail
Julian Assange was granted bail today in the UK, which will allow him to leave jail on the condition that he surrenders his passport and wears an electronic tracking …
Sarah Anderson | Toxic CEO Pay Story
As a critic of runaway CEO pay, I have a lot of scars from debates I've done on cable TV business shows. But my most memorable pummeling was in …
US Judge Chastises US Government on Immigration Policing Lawsuit
New York - Nearly a year after advocacy groups sought documents to clarify the Department of Homeland Security's “Secure Communities” programme, the government has largely failed to satisfy the …
Marijuana-Legalization Push Gets Voice on Capitol Hill (2)
The cannabis industry has flexed its muscles in 15 states where it's legal to smoke marijuana for medical purposes. Now the industry is ready to go to work in …