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The Hangings for Which They Can Hardly Wait
India's far right has found its holy cause for the immediate future: the hanging of Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab and Mohammad Afzal also known as Afzal Guru. The political …
Michael Winship | Miley, We Hardly Knew Ye
Amid all the news of petrochemical malfeasance in the Gulf - and thank you Rep. Joe Barton, pride of Texas, for your apology to BP, demonstrating everything that's wrong …
Obey’s Afghanistan: At Long Last, It’s Guns vs. Butter
One of the many destructive legacies of the Reagan Era was the effective Washington consensus that wars and other military spending exist on their own fiscal planet.
Witness: US Agent Aimed at Mexican
An eyewitness to the June 7 shooting death of a 14-year-old Mexican youth said a U.S. Border Patrol agent took aim at the boy for several seconds after the …
G-20 Summit: Financial Reform Is Needed. But How Fast?
The heads of state for the Group of 20 (G-20) – a body that seeks to coordinate financial regulation and standards across some of the world's largest economies – …
Weeping and Anger Over a Lost Shrimping Season, Perhaps a Way of Life
Disruption that touches everything leaves some asking for grief counseling. “This is the one thing that could destroy our culture and I don't want to see it happen,” says …
US Stands, and Lies, With Israel
“We stand by Israel,” State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley declared, as he voiced the State Department's support for Israel's internal investigation of the attack on the flotilla bound for …
Obama, BP and the Gulf Oil Disaster
The most pathetic images I have seen in the aftermath of the explosion of the Deepwater Horizons deep-oil drilling rig were of pelicans drenched in oil, with brown glistening …
How Halliburton Is Profiting From the Gulf Oil Spill
Shortly before the Deepwater Horizon blowout, Halliburton bought an oil spill prevention firm. The oil-services industry is consolidating, which is not necessarily good news for quality, experts say. Eleven …
Another Detroit is Happening, But Which One do We Need?
Tens of Thousands Join US Social Forum Seeking Answers Tens of thousands of activists are converging for the June 22-26 United States Social Forum. Detroit will host the …