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Snake Oil Salesmen: Big Oil and Hip-Hop Don’t Mix
Rule No. 1 in hip-hop: don't knock the hustle. And KRS-One stated clearly in the first principle of The Hip-Hop Declaration of Peace, that among the nine elements fundamental …
As Biden Visits, Israel Keeps Iran Fears in Mind
Jerusalem - Israeli leaders would like nothing better than to smash Iran’s putative nuclear capability with a swift bombing raid. Trouble is, most Israeli military and political chiefs are …
New Hope for Progress on US Ratification of CEDAW
Women have been stymied for years in efforts to achieve U.S. ratification of CEDAW, the UN treaty to eliminate discrimination against women. Now, meeting at the UN, U.S. women …
US AIDS Fund Flat-Lining, Groups Complain
Washington - The debate between those who favour investment in AIDS treatment and those who favour investment in its prevention came to the forefront Thursday at a U.S House …
Robert Scheer | An Oscar for America’s Hubris
What a shame that the one movie about the Iraq war that has a chance of being viewed by a large worldwide audience should be so disappointing. According to …
Froma Harrop | Coming Between You and Your Doctor
The lights must dim around Google's data-storage centers every time someone does a search for “government bureaucrat coming between you and your doctor.” Foes of the Democrats' health-reform proposals …
Rachel Corrie Case Stirs Fresh Pain and Hope
Haifa, Israel - Shortly before Rachel Corrie was crushed to death by an Israeli bulldozer on March 16, 2003, she said in a video interview that she marveled at …
Antiwar Activists Plan Nationwide Protests to Mark Seventh Anniversary of Iraq Invasion
Antiwar activists are gearing up to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq with a weeklong series of events to protest the ongoing occupation of the …
Clinton Call to Netanyahu: Israel Settlement Move a “Deeply Negative Signal“
Tel Aviv, Israel - A day after Vice President Joe Biden ended a fence-mending trip marred by the Israel settlement issue, tension hung over the embattled city of Jerusalem …
Building Settlements, Not Peace
Jerusalem - Had Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu been a devotee of Robert Burns, he would now be tearing up the pessimistic view of the legendary Scottish nationalist poet …