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No Relief for Iraqi Refugees, One Year After US Withdrawal
One year after US forces were pulled out of Iraq, millions of Iraqi refugees live in poverty and desolation while the US washes their hands of them.
True Believer: Petraeus and the Mythology of Afghanistan
Petraeus apparently came to believe the myth he had artfully created.
The Right’s “Limited Government” Scam
Tea Party Members might want to check their facts. Robert Perry writes that the real history is that Madison and Washington devised a Constitution with broad powers to promote …
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Social Security is Still the Third Rail (You’ve Been Warned)
With the fear of austerity cuts hoovering, most Americans want to know what Obama and his administration will do to Social Security, and the answer might not be that …
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Obama Signals Four More Years of Bad Relations With Latin America
Barack Obama and his administration are creating a lot of unnecessary hostility toward Latin America.
The Visible Government: How the U.S. Intelligence Community Came Out of the Shadows
Werenu2019t those the greatest of days if you were in the American spy game? Governments went down in Guatemala and Iran thanks to you.
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Henry A. Giroux | The War Against Teachers as Public Intellectuals in Dark Times
If the United States is to prevent its slide into a deeply violent and anti-democratic state, it will, among other things, be required fundamentally to rethink the role of …
Why is the Failed Monti a “Technocrat” and the Successful Correa a “Left-Leaning Economist”?
A New York Time's profile of national leaders like Italyu2019s Mario Monti and Ecuadoru2019s Rafael Correa reveal the right wing rhetoric of this financial views.
Noam Chomsky Post-Election: We Need More Organization, Education, Activism
In a far-ranging discussion of US politics and policies, history and prospects, Noam Chomsky's analysis of the issues before us probes deeply.
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Under Tents: Statement on Forced Evictions
On the 64th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we call on the international community to act against the human rights abuses taking place in Haiti in …