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Gulf Oil Spill: Deep Water Cleanup Still Needed?
Chicago - A report released Thursday specifies that there is not enough oil remaining near the Macondo wellhead to warrant continued cleanup operations in the deepwater region of the …
William J. Astore | No More Afghanistans
In grappling with Afghanistan, President Obama and his team of national security advisors reveal a tendency all too common within the Washington beltway: privileging fleeting and reversible signs of …
Max Blumenthal | The Great Islamophobic Crusade
Nine years after 9/11, hysteria about Muslims in American life has gripped the country. With it has gone an outburst of arson attacks on mosques, campaigns to stop their …
Make Members of Congress Wear NASCAR Patches
The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it comes stronger than their democratic state itself. …
US Plan to Curb Maliki Lagging as Iraq Forms Government
Baghdad - As Iraqi politicians put the final touches on a long-awaited new government, a U.S.-sponsored proposal to curb the powers of Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki is still …
Osama bin Laden is Dead: Maybe CIA Can Get Confirmation From “SNL“
Last week, al Qaeda issued its annual Christ- mas threat to the United States, promising suicide bombings during the holidays.
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Julian Assange is Not the Point
Like most people by now, I have read the skimmed over version of the leaked cables from the State Department regarding US foreign policy, that were posted recently on …
Senate Passes “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Repeal, Sending Bill to Obama For His Signature
Moments ago, by a 65-31 vote, the Senate acted to repeal Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, the policy banning gays from openly serving in the military. The same six …
The People Must Be Agents of Change: The Lambi Fund of Haiti
Josette Perard is director of Fon Lanbi Haiti, the Haitian counterpart of the Lambi Fund. Fon Lanbi does training, capacity building and grant coordination for women's and small farmers' …