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Joe Conason | Obama’s Feminist Touch
Someday, when Americans have learned to live the true meaning of our creed, a Supreme Court nomination of a woman, a Latino, an African-American or any other variety of …
Uh-Oh: Hurricane Season and the BP Oil Rig Disaster
One thing you don't hear much mention of in all the coverage of the BP oil rig blowout that is now pouring 210,000 gallons of oil a day into …
Froma Harrop | Gulf Shrimpers Had Economic Interests, Too
A pile of beautiful Gulf shrimp beckoned from the fish counter, and I thought, better buy them soon. Louisiana shrimpers are now trying to grab all they can get …
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Has an Oscar Saved Japan’s Dolphins?
Despite efforts by the Japanese government and the U.S. military to ban and cancel screenings of the documentary “The Cove” in Japan, director Louie Psihoyos says it will not …
Red State Road Trip 2 – Detroit, Necropolis Reborn (Video Part IX)
Detroit - Once a 20th century industrial dynamo, now an 18th century rural society? Pheasants and deer wander among the rusting towers and ruined factories as nature reclaims this …
Obama, Karzai Say Past Differences “Were Simply Overstated“
Washington - President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai sought Wednesday to project a unified front on defeating the Taliban-led insurgency, acknowledging past differences but insisting that reports …
Data Seizure at the Airport
Be prepared for a search of what’s on your laptop as you cross into the United States these days. Two years ago a freelance journalist named Bill Hogan returned …
Leahy Pushes Financial Reform Amendment to Protect Whistleblowers, Transparency
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) proposed an amendment to the financial reform bill Monday that would further protect whistleblowers' identities while eliminating language that would “indefinitely shield critical information” in …
Farming in Gaza Is “a Kind of Resistance“
That Thursday morning was odd weather in Gaza. Gaza is pretty arid. Thick cloud cover is unusual in late April, so is rain. The slate storm-front sliding over the …