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Tobacco: The (Small) Photo Shock
Already employed in several countries, photos showing the dangers of tobacco will soon ornament cigarette packs sold in France. Nonetheless, the minister of health has settled for replicating the …
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Just a Four-Letter Word?
That word would be “TARP” of course. The night before Christmas, the Treasury announced that these two bankrupt mortgage giants would get an unlimited draw on the taxpayers' dollars. …
Afghanistan: What Would a Real Policy Look Like?
At a Washington meeting some years back, Rep. Jim Moran of Virginia said to a group of us who had come to discuss Mideast policy, "All foreign policy is …
Anti-Government Protests Turn Deadly in Tehran
Tehran - Security forces opened fire at crowds demonstrating against the government in the capital on Sunday, killing at least five people, including the nephew of opposition political leader …
Reports: Iran Protesters Killed by Government Forces
See also: Anti-Government Protests Turn Violent in Tehran Increasingly vocal opposition groups are now calling for an end to the Islamic Republic after a weekend of violent clashes …
Afghanistan Escalation a Bad Sign for the Country’s Environment
Shipping off 30,000 more troops to the land of the Taliban may be infuriating to devoted antiwar activists, but the toll the Afghanistan war is having on the environment …
Jim Hightower | Hoping for a New Ethic in 2010
This special season got me to thinking about America's spirit of giving, and I don't mean this overdone business of Christmas gifts. I mean our true spirit of giving …
Froma Harrop | The Future of Paper
All through the long winter night, my digital gadgets lay snug in their recharging docks as Enya crooned on the iPod. It was on such a wintertide eve last …
Stephen Rohde | We Want Our Flag Back
This review was published with permission from the LA Daily Journal. THE GUANTANAMO LAWYERS: Inside a Prison Outside the Law Edited by Mark P. Denbeaux and Jonathan Hafetz New …
A Lesson Too Long Unlearned
Despite the importance of unions in our lives, our schools pay only slight attention to that importance - or even to their existence. Little is done in the classroom …