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Patriot Act – Eight Years Later
After 2009 - a year when federal prosecutors charged more suspects with terrorism than in any year since the attacks of September 11, 2001 - and in today's atmosphere …
Michael Schwartz | The Iraqi Oil Conundrum: Energy and Power in the Middle East
How the mighty have fallen. Just a few years ago, an overconfident Bush administration expected to oust Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, pacify the country, install a compliant client government, …
Gates and Mullen: Repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Is the“Right Thing to Do“
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Adm. Mike Mullen, the nation’s top military officer, on Tuesday said that they fully support President Barack Obama’s decision to end the law …
Don’t Call It a “Defense” Budget
This isn't “defense.” The new budget from the White House will push US military spending well above $2 billion a day. Foreclosing the future of our country should not …
News Media Coverage of “Risk of Instability” in Haiti Is Letting Politics Slow Aid
Over 10,000 US troops are in Haiti right now. That's at least one US soldier for every 100 Haitians. If these soldiers were actually distributing food and water, every …
Norman Solomon on Guiding the Democratic Party in a Progressive Direction (Video)
Norman Solomon interview 1/27/10 from Jon Stiffler on Vimeo. Norman Solomon spoke at the Santa Rosa Democratic Club meeting on January 27, 2010. Above, is a short summation of …
NOW | Has the Democratic Party Traded Principles for Power?
Has the Democratic Party abandoned support of reproductive rights? Next on “NOW.”
US, Karzai Clash on Unconditional Talks With Taliban
Kabul - On the surface, it would seem unlikely that Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who presides over a politically feeble government and is highly dependent on the U.S. military …
Obama’s Budget Calls for Billions in New Spending for Drones
This is how major US defense contractors reacted to the unveiling of President Barack Obama's fiscal year 2011 spending plan for the Pentagon, part of the president's overall $3.8 …
President Obama and the CIA: What Must Be Done
This is the second and final installment of Melvin Goodman's series on the Obama administration and the intelligence community. Part one can be read here. New presidents (and President …