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Does Al Jazeera’s American Debut Give Hope for Media Diversity?
Al Jazeera English made its United States television debut this week, continuing the network's transformation in the eyes of the American public and government from dangerous machine to respectable …
Studies Show Regulation Protects Health and Safety, Encourages Job Creation
Three recently published studies discuss the relationship between regulations and economic development. One study focuses on the job-creation potential of an individual environmental rule, and another touts the economic …
Don’t Accuse Obama of “Caving“
In a campaign almost as frenzied as the effort to get Barack Obama into the White House, liberal groups are now mobilizing against the White House and reported deals …
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Put 15 Million Back to Work Fixing $2.2 Trillion in Infrastructure: Resurrect the Works Progress Administration
(Photo: Stephen Crowley / The New York Times) Perhaps all is not lost for the republic's economic future, even as its leaders let this nation hurtle toward …
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Seven Dead in Oslo From Blasts and Gun Attack
Oslo - Powerful explosions shook central Oslo on Friday afternoon, blowing out the windows of several government buildings, including one housing the office of the Norwegian prime minister. The …
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The Audacity of Free Trade Agreements
Congress could vote any day now to strike a new blow against already-battered U.S. workers and the unemployed. Committees in the House and Senate recently marked up …
Egyptian Counterrevolution Struggling for a Breakthrough
A vendor arranges Egyptian flags before a morning prayer service at Tahrir Square, in Cairo, July 11, 2011. Almost six months after the Egypt revolution that successfully saw the …
Why Banks Aren’t Lending: The Silent Liquidity Squeeze
John Councilman, president of AMC Mortgage, at his office in Fallston, Maryland, on July 13, 2010. (Photo: Mary F. Calvert / The New York Times) Where did …
“Arab Spring” Label Hampers Global Protests’ Solidarity Potential
An Egyptian flag drapes the crowd as thousands of Egyptians protest in Cairo's Tahrir Square, April 1, 2011. (Photo: Andrea Bruce / The New York Times) In …
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Flotilla Passengers Are Today’s Freedom Riders
Demonstrators on the American boat, “The Audacity of Hope,” which plans to be part of the international flotilla to Gaza, at a port near Athens, Greece, June 30, 2011. …