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Afghanistan: The News Is Bad
Washington - While U.S. officials insist they are making progress in reversing the momentum built up by the Taliban insurgency over the last several years, the latest news from …
Dr. Tiller’s Murderer Not A Lone Wolf
Scott Roeder is now serving a life term for murdering abortion doctor George Tiller. But did he really act alone?
Mr. President, Please Move Closer to the Right
Mr. President, please move closer to the right. No, not closer to the politics and conservative ideology of Sens. McConnell (R-Kentucky), Kyl (R-Arizona) or Congressman Boehner (R-Ohio). Please move …
Hispanics Abandon Arizona, Fleeing Economy, Immigration Law
Arizona’s hard-hitting immigration law is driving Hispanics out of the state weeks before the controversial law goes into effect.
Robert Reich | Why the Main Street Economy Isn’t Getting Any Better
Today's most important economic news: U.S. household debt fell for the seventh straight quarter in the first three months of 2010 as Americans continued to respond to the recession's …
Alexander Cockburn | Obama, BP and the Wimp Factor
The British are howling with rage at President Obama's recent tough language about BP's chief executive Tony Hayward. Earlier this week, Obama suggested he'd fire Hayward if he could. …
Ruth Marcus | Not Part of the Territory
Washington - What is this, middle school? I was all set to sit down and write about women in politics, and applaud Tuesday's results, when off pops the new …
Brazil’s Thirst for Renewable Energy
Sao Paulo, Brazil - Brazil’s Belo Monte dam could flood more than 500 square kilometers of Amazon rainforest, displacing tens of thousands people and disrupting the lives of thousands …
Does Obama Really Know or Care About Who Is at Guantánamo?
The recently released Final Report of President Obama's Guantánamo Review Task Force was supposed to provide a cogent and definitive analysis of the status of the remaining 181 prisoners, …
VIDEO: Anti-Tax Voters Bring Hard Times in Colorado Springs
The city of Colorado Springs has long persisted as an ultra-conservative, anti-tax bastion. When voters rejected the latest proposal to raise taxes to maintain city services, the bottom fell …