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The Human Cost of Guantanamo
An interview with British journalist Andy Worthington about his latest film, “Outside the Law: Stories from Guantanamo.” Andy Worthington has spent the past several years exposing the stories …

Isaiah J. Poole | Bernanke: “The Definition Of Moral Hazard“
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke employed his characteristic smoothness and conciliatory nature as he navigated the questioning at today's confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking Committee, helped by the …

Senate Approves Plan to Help Women Get Medical Screenings
Washington - The Senate on Thursday approved a plan 61-39 to make it easier for women to get medical screenings aimed at detecting a variety of diseases, such as …

Wal-Mart Will Pay $40 Million to Workers
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, has agreed to pay $40 million to as many as 87,500 current and former employees in Massachusetts, the largest wage-and-hour class-action settlement …

White House Jobs Summit: Eight Ideas to Aid Job Growth
For all the focus on healthcare, a different issue ranks more than twice as high on Americans’ priority list: the state of the economy and job market. That …

A Quiet War on Students
Students stand to gain a lot from federal student aid legislation in Congress, but lenders have assembled an arsenal of PR campaigns, lobbyists, and campaign contributions.

US Company Helps Fuel Congo War: UN Report
Both sides of Congo war get funds from sale of minerals used in mobile phones. Scroll down to view video of the life of a freelance Congolese miner . …

Honduran Congress Rejects Symbolic Return of Manuel Zelaya
Tegucigalpa, Honduras and Santiago, Chile - Honduras's Congress rejected the return of President Manuel Zelaya, polarizing residents in the country who disagree on whether the move ends – or …

Not So Pretty in Pink
The uproar over new breast cancer screening guidelines. Has feminism been replaced by the pink-ribbon breast cancer cult? When the House of Representatives passed the Stupak amendment, which would …

Preventing War, From Caracas to Kabul
Miami - When we speak of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the war that Hugo Chavez, president of Venezuela, wants to start with Colombia, one gets the …