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Hashmi: Finally, a Trial!
Wednesday should be a big day for Syed Fahad Hashmi. After close to three years in solitary confinement in a federal detention center in New York City, the 29-year-old …
Jesus And Climate Change
When we become frustrated in working for change, we might remember how hope can come from unexpected places and historically resistant constituencies. Rich Cizik's efforts to engage his fellow …
Truthout | News in Brief (14)
The Washington Post reports that about two-thirds of Americans support stricter regulations on the way in which banks and other financial institutions conduct their business, according to a new …
Behind the Arizona Immigration Law: GOP Game to Swipe the November Election
Our investigation in Arizona discovered the real intent of the show-me-your-papers law. Phoenix - Don't be fooled. The way the media plays the story, it was a wave of …
Genetically Modified Crops Go to US High Court
Washington - The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday in its first-ever case involving genetically modified crops. The decision in this case may have a significant impact on …
Washington
President of Newspaper Guild joins The Center on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA) in expressing their extreme concern over the ongoing massacre of Honduran journalists. Washington’s faux Honduran democracy has deceived …
Bashir Wins Sudan Election. Now What?
Sudan announced today that President Omar al-Bashir won the April 11-15 Sudan election that Critics call a sham. Supporters say it gives the longtime military ruler new legitimacy.
Computerized Front-Running: Another Goldman-Dominated Fraud
While the SEC is busy investigating Goldman Sachs, it might want to look into another Goldman-dominated fraud: computerized front-running using high-frequency trading programs. Market commentators are fond of talking …
The Deficit and Our Children: Just the Facts
This is deficit-fest week with President Obama's deficit commission scheduled to have its big public kickoff on Tuesday, followed by an all-day affair sponsored by the Peter G. Peterson …
E.J. Dionne | The Right Court Fight
The genius of American conservatives over the last 30 years has been their understanding that the most effective way to change the country is to change the terms of …