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US Hegemony, Not “The Lobby,” Behind Complicity With Israel (2)
Many of Israel's critics blame an “Israel lobby” for the near-total complicity of the US in Israeli annexation, colonization and cleansing programs in the occupied West Bank. This complicity …
Forty Years Ago: Police Kill Two Students at Jackson State in Mississippi, Ten Days After Kent State Killings
Four decades ago, on May 4, 1970, four students were killed at Kent State University when National Guardsmen opened fire on hundreds of unarmed students at an on-campus antiwar …
News in Brief: Facebook Comes Under Fire for Privacy Measures and More …
Facebook has downplayed the significance of a company-wide meeting to deal with weeks of criticism over its privacy measures, reported the BBC. Since the introduction of features on the …
US Hegemony, Not “The Lobby,” Behind Complicity With Israel
Many of Israel's critics blame an “Israel lobby” for the near-total complicity of the US in Israeli annexation, colonization and cleansing programs in the occupied West Bank. This complicity …
Out of Iraq? Don’t Hold Your Breath
President Obama will not get the United States out of Iraq in his first term. If he wins a second term, it is highly unlikely he will get us …
Ruth Marcus | Women’s Limited Choices
Washington - She's not gay, OK? Actually, the all-too-public discussion about the ought-to-be private topic of Elena Kagan's sexuality would be easier if the Supreme Court nominee were gay.
Weekly Mulch: Why the Senate Climate Bill is Doomed
Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) and Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT), though down one man, finally released their stab at climate legislation this week. One of the most crucial sections in …
Kagan’s Troubling Record
After President Obama nominated Elena Kagan for the Supreme Court, he made a statement that implied she would follow in the footsteps of Justice Thurgood Marshall, the civil rights …
The Nazis Defeated in Berlin (2)
What did May Day bring to Berlin? To believe the boulevard rags, it was to be a day of revolutionary riot, bloody battles with the police and violent standoffs …
Meet the Man Who May Change the Face of GOP Ads Forever
It’s an April afternoon in Hollywood, and a black Porsche purrs down a sun-drenched Olive Avenue. It cruises past Warner Brothers, where John Wayne once glared down desperadoes at …