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The “Worst of the Worst”? 9/11, Guantanamo and the Failures of US Corporate Media
In the wake of the September 11 attacks, George W. Bush deliberately discarded domestic and international laws, creating an experimental facility at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. There prisoners would be …
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A Decade After 9/11: We Are What We Loathe
A US soldier on night patrol in Khadamiya, Iraq, on April 21, 2007. Following 9/11, Chris Hedges says that, "we became what we abhorred." Hedges continues: "The deaths were …
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How Much Has Obama Learned?
Washington - Our political system is not accustomed to the kind of battle that is going on now. President Obama has been slow to adjust to it. The voters …
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A Pie for Peace: Tenth Anniversary of 9/11 Chance to Reflect, Bake, Resist
September 11, 2001 was my friend Diana’s 30th birthday. I planned on meeting her at the Oyster Bar in Grand Central Station after work. Instead I walked across the …
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Education: Our True Homeland Security
Students use an interactive whiteboard during a class in the Kyrene School District in Tempe, Arizona. (Jim Wilson/The New York Times) Today's students see education as a …
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Germany Crafts Its Nuclear Power Exit Strategy
One surprising development this summer is the international vogue for shutting down nuclear plants. Germany led the way in the spring — startling even its own industry leaders — …
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Global Groundswell: Mad as Hell
In Israel, a social movement aimed at income inequality and housing prices has sprung up from a youth Facebook protest. Benjamin Netanyahu canceled a trip, hoping to nip the …
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Obama to Congress: Pass My $447 Billion Jobs Plan Now
Washington - With the nation verging on renewed recession, President Barack Obama urged a divided Congress Thursday night to back his new $447 billion jobs package, which he promised …
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Longshore Workers Dump Scab Grain to Protect Jobs
The confrontation between West Coast longshore workers and an anti-union exporter exploded as pickets massed on railroad tracks by the hundreds yesterday to block grain shipments. Police …
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Congresswoman Lee Introduces Bill to Repeal the Authorization to Use Military Force
Congresswoman Barbara Lee, like Jeanette Rankin before her, bravely stood alone in Congress against a vote for war, the vote in 2001 for the so-called Authorization to Use Military …