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Our Iraq War Helped Displace Millions – Who We Now Shut Out
By definition, they’re the people nobody wants. Conflict, disaster, persecution and other crises uprooted about 43 million people from their homes last year. Many millions were displaced by conflicts …
Mumbai and Obama’s Mission
United States President Barack Hussein Obama will begin his three-day tour of India on November 6, 2010, with a visit to the famed Taj Mahal Hotel of Mumbai (formerly …
Aung San Suu Kyi: How Her Release Could Shape Burma’s Political Future
Rangoon, Burma - A nation stunted by economic decline and political strife goes to the polls Nov. 7 under the gaze of its authoritarian rulers. The multiparty elections are …
The 7 Sleaziest Sexist Moments from the 2010 Elections
Rush Limbaugh played “Ding-Dong, the Witch Is Dead” on his show to celebrate Nancy Pelosi’s ouster earlier this week, and this typically boorish moment seemed to crystallize a dismal …
Our Big, Fat, Invisible Wars
In the final days of a midterm campaign, marked by hyper-bipartisanship; Tea Party warnings about how Obama was dragging America down the dark corridor of liberal fascism; an astounding …
“Strategy” Not Appropriate for Social Justice Movements
All warfare is based on deception. Hence when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we are near, we must …
Did the Fed Just Cause Asia’s Next Bubble?
Hong Kong - Asian central bankers see a ghost from the past in the U.S. Federal Reserve’s plan to pump $600 billion into the banking system. To them it's …
Oscar Grant Supporters Cry Foul Following Verdict of Johannes Mehserle
Former cop Johannes Mehserle was sentenced Friday to two years in jail for the death of Oscar Grant – much less than he would have incurred had the judge …
$69.3 Million Afghan-Contracting Fine May be a Record
Washington - A nearly $70 million fine announced Friday against one of the U.S. government's largest Afghanistan contractors is an apparent record war-zone settlement, and it grew from a …
Karl Rove: “Valerie Plame and Joe Wilson Are Fair Game“
Former CIA Officer Valerie Plame & Former US Ambassador Joe Wilson—wife and husband—came by Brave New Studios to talk about their new film, Fair Game, a biography picture, at …