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News in Brief: Russia to Load Fuel Into Iranian Nuclear Reactor, and More …
Russia to Load Fuel Into Iranian Nuclear Reactor
“You Need to Hear From the People”: Communicating From Haiti’s Refugee Camps
“We're working to give speech to the most excluded, to democratize the means of communications in Haiti,” said Sony Esteus, director of the Society for Social Mobilization and Communication, …
Flotilla Attacks: UN Panel Calls for Israeli and Turkish Reports Rather Than Independent Investigation
On June 1, one day after the May 31, 2010, Israeli attack on the unarmed, civilian, six-ship Gaza flotilla, the United Nations Security Council called for "a prompt, impartial, …
Joe Conason | The Racists Return
Among the most revealing aspects of life during the Obama presidency is the panoply of responses to a black family in the White House. What made so many of …
Young Neocon Writes and Talks War on Iran
I guess I was naïve in thinking that The Atlantic and its American-Israeli writer Jeffrey Goldberg might shy away from arguing for yet another war - this one with …
Hunger Drives Sudanese Children to Return to Military
South Sudan - When Timothy was forced into the southern Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) at age 11, the first thing they did was beat him. Then they took …
What Social Security Can Teach Us About the Future of Health Care
Americans will learn to love health care reform, just as they did Social Security, if it’s made to work for all of them. At the heart of the right-wing …
Eugene Robinson | With Friends Like These
Washington - The Republican Party's candidate for governor of Colorado believes that bicycle paths are "part of a greater strategy to rein in American cities under a United Nations …
Burma Finally Unveils November Election Date: Will It Be Fair?
Military-ruled Burma (Myanmar) announced it will hold its first elections in 20 years this Nov. 7. But the road ahead is far from certain, as new political parties struggle …
The Dilemma of US Engagement in Yemen: How to Avoid Our Most Perennial Policy Blunders
Largely neglected by the Bush administration, Yemen has become a key priority for the Obama administration.