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The Really Really Long War
Let's imagine that the Cold War was a detour. The entire 20th century, in fact, was a detour. Since conflicts among the 20th-century ideologies (liberalism, communism, fascism) cost humanity …

Gods and Monsters: War From on High
The Greeks had it right. When you live on Mount Olympus, your view of humanity is qualitatively different. The Greek gods, after all, lied to, stole from, lusted for, …

Social and Psychological Well-Being: Alternative Health and Healing in Haiti (Part II)
Lenz Jean-Francois is a social psychologist. He is also a professor and provisional head of the psychology department of the School of Social Sciences of the State University of …

Tea on the Common
For live coverage of Wednesday's rally, check out William Rivers Pitt's live blog: Palin Bags Boston. I know, I know, it was just last week that I vowed …

Obama’s Nuclear Summit: The Search for “Loose Nukes“
The Obama nuclear summit is focusing less on nuclear weapons and more on more poorly guarded nuclear materials that could be used to build nukes. Washington - Why is …

Turkey’s Henchmen: Mass Media Butcher the Armenian Genocide
Most reporters and other journalists in the mass media failed to do due diligence and misled their audiences regarding last month's US House Foreign Affairs Committee vote in favor …

Truthout | News in Brief (6)
AP and The New York Times reported Tuesday that President Barack Obama told world leaders at the 47-country Nuclear Security Summit in Washington that nuclear terrorism was one …

Anti-Government Extremists: On the Rise and On the March
Stewart Rhodes does not seem like an extremist. He is a graduate of Yale Law School and a former U.S. Army paratrooper and congressional staffer. He is not at …

The Magnetar Trade: How One Hedge Fund Helped Keep the Bubble Going
In late 2005, the booming U.S. housing market seemed to be slowing. The Federal Reserve had begun raising interest rates. Subprime mortgage company shares were falling. Investors began to …

Dave Lindorff | More Than 53 Percent of Your Tax Bill Goes to the Military
Your tax dollars at war. If you're like me, now that we're in the week that federal income taxes are due, you are finally starting to collect your records …