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What Super-Small Business Needs
President Obama and others have used the words “small business” frequently, but I am not sure anyone in Washington understands what small business is, how it operates or what …

Thailand: Bloody Crackdown Exposes Battle Lines in Class War
Bangkok Thailand - The morning after the Thai troops' bloody crackdown on anti-government protesters here, the mood among them remained as it was after the guns had gone silent …

Eugene Robinson | In Defense of Chairman Mike
Washington - Will no one utter a word in defense of Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele? With attacks pouring in from both the left and the right, won't …

Alexander Cockburn | The Cover-Ups That Exploded
The Pentagon is reeling after two lethal episodes uncovered by diligent journalism show trigger-happy U.S. Army helicopter pilots and U.S. Special Forces slaughtering civilians, then seeking to cover up …

Last Year’s Supreme Court Finalists Rise to Top of Obama’s List
Washington - Being the best isn't good enough. President Barack Obama's next Supreme Court nominee could also use a compelling story and, perhaps, a little nudge. Ivy League pedigrees, …

The Fabulous Life of the Ravenous Vultures
Since the mid-90s, the so-called vulture funds have been suing poor countries so that they would fully pay back their debts which they had purchased for pennies on the …

Why More Immigrants Are an Answer to the Coming Boomer Entitlement Mess
I was born in 1946, just when the boomer wave began. Bill Clinton was born that year, too. So was George W. So was Laura Bush. And Ken Starr …

David Sirota | Marijuana Legalization: The Pay-Any-Price Principle
When choosing between frugality and security, history shows that America almost always selects the latter. To paraphrase President Kennedy, we'll pay any price and bear any burden to protect …

In West Virginia, Coal Miners’ Slaughter
The high cost of energy in America was paid in human lives this week, with the deaths of more than two dozen miners in a massive explosion at the …

Brazil: A Tragedy of Local and Global Dimensions
Rio de Janeiro - The people who live in the favela of Guararapes are probably unaware that the heavy rains that forced them to flee their homes were caused …