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Putting “Humanitarian” Back in “Humanitarian Aid“
One of the first things that Haitians now living in the streets want to talk about is their disgust over the international food aid program. In such places as …
Climate Change’s Secret Weapon
The water is crystalline, the sand is whiter than white, and elegantly bent palm trees sway in the breeze. This is how the Seychelles markets itself: as “another world.” …
E.J. Dionne Jr. | The Next New Dealers
Washington - Young Americans are the linchpin of a new progressive era in American politics. So why aren't Democrats paying more attention to them? The relative strength of conservatives …
Push Back, Democrats
The Democratic Party has lost the thread of its own narrative. Instead of positioning itself as the friend and ally of the working and middle classes against the power …
War Politics: Numb and Number
Playwright Lillian Hellman said, “I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year's fashions.” The statement was in a letter to the House Un-American Activities Committee …
Senate Panel Blasts Blackwater Over Theft of Assault Weapons, Civilian Deaths
“Multiple irresponsible acts” and “troubling gaps in government oversight” plagued the Afghan operations of a Blackwater Wordlwide affiliate defense contractor named Paravant, according to a Senate Armed Services Committee …
Silicon Sweatshops: Another Black Eye for Apple Supplier
Beijing, China - A Taiwanese manufacturer that makes LCD screens and components for tech giants like Apple confirmed Thursday that more of its workers in China were sickened by …
Hearing Debates Link Between Psychiatric Drugs and Veterans’ Suicides
Psychiatrists and mental health experts spoke about the relationship between medication and veterans' suicides when the House Veterans' Affairs Committee hosted a committee hearing on the topic on Wednesday. …
Justice for Aung San Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu Kyi’s unwavering commitment to a nonviolent path to democracy in Burma, and her decades-long detention have made her a global icon. But true justice for Aung …
Bill McKibben | Why It’s the O.J. Moment of the 21st Century
Twenty-one years ago, in 1989, I wrote what many have called the first book for a general audience on global warming. One of the more interesting reviews came from …