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Omar Khadr Jury Hammers the Final Nail Into the Coffin of American Justice
On Sunday, a military jury at Guantánamo handed down a 40-year sentence to Omar Khadr, the Canadian citizen who was just 15 years old when he was seized after …
Campaign Cash: Biggest Loser Corporate Edition
Corporate America is on the attack in every state. As Joshua Holland explains for AlterNet, outside groups have spent somewhere between $750,000 and more than $2 million in an …
Let’s Rally to Restore Peace
In their Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert effectively demonstrated how the media hypes fear. They brought out Kareem Abdul Jabbar to show that …
Jon Stewart | A Moment of Sincerity (VIDEO)
Jon Stewart explains why he organized the Rally for Sanity/Fear.
Understanding Instability: Mandelbrot, Fractals and Financial Crises
Lightning in the sky does not follow a straight line. The irregular patterns in a cauliflower or the capricious forms of a tree’s branch are a challenge to the …
Obama, Afghanistan and That Infernal Drip
It is impossible to overestimate the significance of leaks from the military to the media, particularly to Bob Woodward and his paper, the Washington Post.
Immigration Policing Opt-Out Called Into Question
New York - Will U.S. local law enforcement be forced to participate in a programme that critics say will put city police in the position of enforcing federal immigration …
Brazil Elects Dilma Rousseff as First Female President
The 62-year-old spent three years in jail, studied economics and served as Lula's chief of staff. Rio De Janerio, Brazil - Latin America’s largest democracy chose its first female …
Outside Groups Dominate 2010 Campaign Spending
Aurora, Colorado - A snarling dog rushes the front door, but GOP House challenger Ryan Frazier, campaigning house to house, is more concerned about defusing attack ads flooding the …
Rick Wolff | Economic Crisis and Tax Injustice
The Associated Press's Robin Hindery reported on October 29, 2010 that the AP had found a remarkable fact: communities across the US have been raising their local property taxes. …