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On Ninth Anniversary of Afghan War, Veteran-Led Campaign Seeks to End Deployment of Traumatized Soldiers
To mark the ninth anniversary of the Afghanistan war, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Against the War are marching in Washington, DC today to launch the first veteran-led campaign to …
A Costly and Brutal Anniversary (Video) (2)
On October 7, 2010, the Afghanistan War will enter its 10th year. We're fighting to stop this brutal, futile conflict, but we need your help. Maintaining a network of …
Ben Bernanke Wants Your Social Security Money
Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke took another swing at Social Security and Medicare today, saying yet again that they'll need to be cut to protect our nation's financial health. …
A Costly and Brutal Anniversary (Video)
Hungary Toxic Sludge Could Cause Long-Term Environmental Damage
Kolontár, Hungary - Workers with red-stained hands covered this town and others in southwest Hungary on Wednesday, cleaning the toxic sludge that remains from the wave of red mud …
News in Brief: White House Tries to Ease Tensions Between Pakistan and Coalition, and More
White House Tries to Ease Tensions Between Pakistan and Coalition
Robert Reich | The Emerging Anti-Trade Coalition, And Its Dangers
Smoot-Hawley here we come. Willis Hawley and Reed Smoot, you may recall, sponsored the Tariff Act of 1930 that raised tariffs to record levels on more than 20,000 imported …
Froma Harrop | Terrorism of a Personal Kind
The schoolyard bully used to work his fists. His target might go home with a black eye, but the bruise would eventually go away. Later in life, victim and …
David Sirota | The Real Democratic Whiners (2)
The way Democratic leaders tell it, their party's current “enthusiasm gap” comes from rank-and-file voters who are irrational and pessimistic complainers.
Foreclosuregate and Obama’s “Pocket Veto“
Amid a snowballing foreclosure fraud crisis, President Obama today blocked legislation that critics say could have made it more difficult for homeowners to challenge foreclosure proceedings against them. The …