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Times are trying for American exceptionalism, that peculiar notion that the United States is unique in its attributes and qualitatively different from the rest of the international community. For …

For the second time in a week, a prominent anti-mining activist has been assassinated in El Salvador. On Saturday, thirty-two-year-old Dora “Alicia” Recinos Sorto was shot dead near her …

For the second time in a week, a prominent anti-mining activist has been assassinated in El Salvador. On Saturday, thirty-two-year-old Dora “Alicia” Recinos Sorto was shot dead near her …

Interview with Robert Kuttner and Matt Tiabbi Amidst fading hopes for real reform on issues ranging from high finance to health care, economist Robert Kuttner and journalist Matt …

The band Junkyard Empire does not differentiate among music, message and life. Political Affairs magazine said, "A jazz version of Rage Against the Machine, Minnesota-based Junkyard Empire blends …

In the past I have alluded to Panetta and the Seven Dwarfs. The reference is to CIA Director Leon Panetta and seven of his moral-dwarf predecessors—the ones who …

A leader on the issue of social fracture that was taken up by Jacques Chirac during his 1995 presidential campaign, Emmanuel Todd has long observed the disconnect between the …

Tehran, Iran — The son of leading opposition figure Mahdi Karroubi says Iranian security forces are limiting his father's movements by refusing to protect him when he leaves his …

Cairo - The government of Egypt is taking a spectacularly hard line against international solidarity efforts in support of civilians in Gaza on the one-year anniversary of the Israeli …

“Reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled.” -Richard Feynman The same sort of public relations wizardry that once convinced a sizeable portion of Americans …