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Realities Collide at Halifax “War Conference“
Halifax, Canada - While the world's top military elites gather inside a fortified hotel to discuss NATO's future, protesters question the organisation's legitimacy, secrecy, and the lack of democratic …
Sarah, Don’t Go Rogue; Go Home
With the release of her new book, “Going Rogue: An American Life,” former Alaskan Gov. and Republican Party vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin is once again being given a spotlight …
The Budget Crisis: The Blame Is Bipartisan
The country is being bombarded with stories claiming that record budget deficits threaten our children's future and jeopardize the credibility of the dollar. These stories are a serious problem …
The Pentagon Garrisons the Gulf
As Washington talks Iraq withdrawal, the Pentagon builds up bases in the region. Despite recent large-scale insurgent suicide bombings that have killed scores of civilians and the fact that …
Gingrich, Palin, GOP Offer Magic Jobs Solution: More Tax Cuts Now!
With the economy still reeling from unemployment at 10.2 percent , Democrats and progressives are battling a barrage of GOP-driven misinformation about the first $787 billion stimulus plan as …
Lessons From the Japanese: Time to Stop Borrowing Money and Start Printing It
"We are completely dependent on the commercial Banks. Someone has to borrow every dollar we have in circulation, cash or credit. If the Banks create ample synthetic money we …
World Awaits US Plan to Help Curb Global Warming
Washington - With just over two weeks to go before global climate negotiations in Denmark, the United States has yet to decide whether it can meet international expectations and …
Thousands Demand Closure of Fort Benning’s School of the Americas
This weekend, thousands of people gathered at the gates of Ft. Benning to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the killings of 14-year-old Celia Ramos, her mother Elba Ramos and …
Silicon Sweatshops
Taipai, Taiwan — Hourly wages below a dollar. Firings with no notice. Indifferent bosses. Labor brokers that leech away months of a worker's hard-earned wages. A corporate shell game …
Iraq Throws Obama a Curve Ball; Key 2010 Elections in Peril
Reminiscent of the political problems in Afghanistan that have plagued the Obama White House, on Monday Iraqi Vice-President Tareq al-Hashemi vetoed a set of amendments to Iraq’s election law …