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Democracy and the Threat of Authoritarianism: Politics Beyond Barack Obama
"Education is the point at which we decide whether we love the world enough to assume responsibility for it and by the same token save it from ruin which, …
Indigenous Groups, Anti-Poverty Activists and Civil Liberties Advocates Protest 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver
AMY GOODMAN: The 2010 Winter Olympic Games are underway in Vancouver, Canada. The $40 million opening ceremony was held Friday night, kicking off an event that’s covered the host …
Evan Bayh Will Not Seek Re-Election
Sen. Evan Bayh [D-Indiana] will not run for re-election, a decision that will shock Democrats and Republicans alike in Indiana. In prepared remarks, Bayh, 54, cited excessive partisanship that …
In Haiti, Carnival Celebrations Replaced by Mourning
It is a manifestation of the Haitian spirit, the enduring buoyancy and optimism that has guided Haiti for more than 200 years. For as long as anyone can remember, …
Indigenous Peoples Fight for Rights, Buoyed by New Report
New York - A grandmother of seven, Colleen Swan, along with 400 members of her Eskimo community are preparing to leave their homes on the 8-mile barrier reef off …
Hold Onto Your Underwear: This Is Not a National Emergency
Let me put American life in the Age of Terror into some kind of context, and then tell me you’re not ready to get on the nearest plane heading …
Cheney Endorses Effort to Repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
On ABC’s This Week today, former Vice President Cheney threw his support behind President Obama’s efforts to change the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy, saying that "things have …
Errant Rockets Kill 12 Civilians in Afghan Offensive
Kabul, Afghanistan - Twelve Afghan civilians died Sunday after U.S. rockets mistakenly hit a house during the much-trumpeted offensive to clear the last Taliban stronghold in Helmand province, a …
Climate Change: The Day After Tomorrow Might Have Been Yesterday
Washington - When the 2004 film “The Day After Tomorrow” depicted the northern United States buried under tens of feet of snow following an abrupt change in global climate …
Speculative and Lobbying Frenzy; Regulatory Stupor
Barely a year after having saved the banks by devoting colossal sums to their rescue on both sides of the Atlantic - 25 percent of GDP, according to the …