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Mark Weisbrot | Illegitimate Election Is a Setback for Haiti
This column was published by The Guardian Unlimited (UK) on December 1, 2010.
Rabbi Michael Lerner | The Spiritual Messages of Chanukah and Christmas and Their Downsides
Christmas and Chanukah share a spiritual message: that it is possible to bring light and hope in a world of darkness, oppression and despair. But whereas Christmas focuses on …
Michael Winship | As Bees in Honey Drown: Bad Buzz From the Capital Hive
Bees in Brooklyn are producing honey that's bright red in color. Or, as The New York Times described it, “an alarming shade of Robitussin.” No, it's not a sign …
Heavy Rains and Flooding: Colombia’s Katrina?
To inspect his cattle ranch, German Guerrero donned a surgical face mask, grabbed a pair of oars and jumped into a fiberglass boat. Overland travel was no longer an …
Ira Chernus | Hamas and Israel Trade Hannukah Gifts
As Israeli Jews were preparing to light their first Hanukkah candle, the Prime Minister of Gaza, Ismael Haniyeh, told a press conference: "We accept a Palestinian state on the …
E.J. Dionne, Jr. | Where Is Obama Going?
Washington - As I was passing through security at Boston's Logan Airport on Tuesday night, a TSA worker discovered a penny in one of the bins that had just …
Fed Wants to Strip a Key Protection for Homeowners
Washington - As Americans continue to lose their homes in record numbers, the Federal Reserve is considering making it much harder for homeowners to stop foreclosures and escape predatory …
Zoom Joins Netflix in Dispute Against Comcast
Netflix partner Level 3 Communications spoke out against Comcast on Monday, accusing the company of charging a fee for delivering streaming video to Netflix customers and threatening to block …
Chris Hayes Interviews Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Illinois) on the Debt Commission Report
On “Countdown With Keith Olbermann,” Chris Hayes interviews Rep. Schakowsky (D-Illinois) regarding the recommendations suggested by the president's commission to reduce US debt.
EXCLUSIVE: Controversial Drug Given to All Guantanamo Detainees Akin to “Pharmacologic Waterboarding“
The Defense Department forced all “war on terror” detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison to take a high dosage of a controversial antimalarial drug.