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An Open Letter to David Brooks on Haiti
Dear Mr. Brooks,
Dark Revelations in the Bagram Prisoner List
On Friday, the ACLU secured a significant victory in its campaign to secure information about the prisoners held in the US prison at Bagram airbase, Afghanistan
Profiting From Haiti
US corporations, private mercenaries, Washington and the International Monetary Fund are using the crisis in Haiti to make a profit, promote unpopular neoliberal policies, and extend military and economic …
Fort Hood: The “Incomprehensible” Irony
As the Western world rubs its eyes and blinks expectantly in the direction of a new decade, its distracted inhabitants would do well to reflect on an event that …
HAITI LIVE BLOG DAY 3: Obama Taps George W. Bush, Bill Clinton to Lead US Relief Efforts
Here's the link to Wednesday's live blog. 5:26 pm PDT: We couldn't leave for the day without first reporting on this development.
HAITI EARTHQUAKE LIVE BLOG: Who to Follow and What to Read for Breaking Developments
Here is the link to Thursday's live blog. Please check the page regularly for updates. 7:45am PDT: The BBC has a disturbing first hand video report from a hospital …
Spitzer, Black and Partnoy | Tip of the Iceberg
In a December New York Times op-ed, we called for the full public release of AIG email messages, internal accounting documents and financial models generated in the last decade. …
An American World of War: What to Watch for in 2010
According to the Chinese calendar, 2010 is the Year of the Tiger. We don't name our years, but if we did, this one might prospectively be called the …
Women Empowered by Restoring Desertified Land
Natagaima, Colombia - Indigenous and rural women from southern Tolima, a province located in the heart of Colombia, are lending a hand to the bleak land around them, with …
The Year in Pot: Top Ten Events That Will Change the Way We Think About Marijuana
There has been a tidal shift in politics and on marijuana laws in America, from Obama lightening up on pot prosecutions to the recognition of cancer prevention properties.