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Robert Reich | Greenspan, Rubin and Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover’s disciples are making noises even as America moves closer towards a double dip recession. Fed Chair Alan Greenspan tells the New York Times all the Bush tax …
In Flood-Ravaged Pakistan, Army Gains Stature Over Government
Karachi, Pakistan - The Pakistani government's poor response to the worst floods in the country's history has damaged its fragile democracy, while the powerful military establishment has gained stature …
Fixing Health Care at the Source
With application season upon us, graduating medical students across the nation are preparing right now to compete for coveted spots in residency programs, where they will receive their most …
Anti-War Leaders Launch New Strategy Inspired by Workers’ Human Rights Movement
Last month, I joined twenty veterans and nineteen other civilians at a training organized by Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) and Civilian-Soldier Alliance (Civ-Sol). The week was devoted …
News in Brief: $30 Billion US-Saudi Arms Deal in Progress; Minors Get Deportation Reprieve, and More
US Poised to Seal Ten-Year Arms Deal With Saudi Arabia
Khadr Trial Will Be a Window Into America’s War on Terror
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba — Across his eight years in U.S. custody, Americans have seen Canadian Omar Khadr grow from a child found near dead in a war zone in …
What State Officials Don’t Want Arizona School Children to Know
For the next few months, the world will be focusing on Arizona's SB 1070 - the state's new racial profiling law - as it works its way through the …
Between the Bomb and the Burqa
Her voice was thick with passion as she argued for ending violence against fellow Afghan women, but the men didn't listen. Instead they hurled insults at her; they called …
Wyclef Jean Seeks the Haitian Presidency: A Breath of Fresh Air – or a Dabbler Who Will Break Haiti
Wyclef Jean, famous hip-hop/reggae artist and founder of the humanitarian organization Yelé Haiti, on August 5, 2010, made official his candidacy for the presidency of Haiti. The goodwill ambassador …
An Honest Look at Obama’s First Year
Most commentary on President Barack Obama either beats him up unfairly because he's not a Republican or cuts him extra slack because he's not a Republican.