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The Elephant in the Foreclosure Fraud Room: Second Liens
There’s been plenty of recent media attention to the prospect of investor lawsuits over fraudulent mortgages and mortgage securities. But investor lawsuits against mortgage servicers could be even more …
They Fled Away “Like Gangsters”: Murder and Greed in Baghdad
The contractors don't seem to care about the people they kill. It's just a part of their business. These kinds of incidents occur on a regular basis, but no …
Allegations of Prisoner Abuse by US Troops After Abu Ghraib
The US promised a crackdown after the Abu Ghraib scandal. But the Bureau of Investigative Journalism can reveal that 303 allegations of abuse by coalition forces were reported in …
In Search of the Real Tea Party (2)
Is there more to the Tea Party movement than the birthers, tenthers, and Obama-as-Nazi-ers? More than fervent followers of Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh and FOX News? Is it a …
“The Last Things to Lose Are Your Dignity and Hope“
If one positive thing has come from the earthquake of January 12, it is the greater inclusion of Haiti in the human family. True, the catastrophe has brought out …
New France Strikes to Follow Senate Passage of Pension Law
Paris - France's Senate passed a contentious pension law tonight, after the Sarkozy government's battle with protesters intensified today in an attempt to restore oil supplies. The law, which …
Citizen Protests, Government Repression Mount in Haiti
“I came to protest so we can find a solution. Misery is killing me,” said Mascarie Sainte-Anne, 70, at the edge of a rally in front of Prime Minister …
Racist Elements in the Tea Party Movement?
On Wednesday, October 20, the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights in conjunction with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) released the report …
Our Lives, Our Fortunes and Our Sacred Honor
Two hundred thirty-four years ago, our country's founders concluded this country's founding document by declaring: “We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.” …
Veteran Suicides Outnumber US Military Deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan
More than 1,000 veterans in California under 35 died after returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan between 2005 and 2008 - three times as many California service members who …