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Arizona’s Anti-Immigrant Crusade Continues
Though Arizona’s SB 1070 went into effect without its most controversial provisions, the legislation’s stated intent—attrition through enforcement—is nevertheless gaining traction among anti-immigrant legislators across the nation. In the …
Why Vaughn Walker Ruled Against Gay-Marriage Ban
Prop. 8 overturned by US District Judge Vaughn Walker Wednesday. Judge Walker ruled that the California gay-marriage ban violates the Constitution's equal protection clause. Federal Judge Vaughn Walker Wednesday …
Bacevich: Vietnam vs. Munich and “Iraq/Afghanistan Syndrome“
Campaigning for the Democratic Presidential nomination in 2008, Senator Barack Obama said, "I don't want to just end the war, but I want to end the mindset that got …
Hundreds Rally in Support of Proposition 8 Ruling
A federal judge's decision to overturn California's same-sex marriage ban has touched off coast-to-coast celebrations among gay rights activists, while Proposition 8 proponents plan their appeal.
E.J. Dionne, Jr. | Dropping Babies Abandoning Principles
Washington - Rather than shout, I'll just ask the question in a civil way: Dear Republicans, do you really want to endanger your party's greatest political legacy by turning …
Housing Boom’s Jobs Aren’t Returning as Economy Recovers
Washington - The housing boom that helped fuel U.S. economic growth and employment from 2000 to 2007 was an unsustainable bubble, and when it burst it not only sent …
New York Senate Passes Temporary Ban on Hydraulic Fracturing
Also See: Mike Ludwig | A Fracking War In a pre-dawn vote Wednesday, New York State's senate passed a bill that reaches beyond the debate over the environmental safety …
Ex-Guantanamo Detainee Now Campaigning in Afghanistan
SOROBI, Afghanistan — In a country whose young parliament is filled with warlords, suspected drug barons, one-time mujahedeen fighters and religious zealots, Izatullah Nasrat Yar can still make history. …
Federal Judge Rules California Gay Marriage Ban Unconstitutional
In a sweeping and historic decision, a federal judge in San Francisco has announced that California's ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional. The ruling crushed several arguments posed by …
BP’s Cleaning Only Skims the Surface
More GRITtv “Anything BP does and doesn't do is to preserve their profits and their future ability to operate in the United States, no more, no less.” That's according …