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The Real War Reporters
A good friend noted recently how little we hear of Iraq and Afghanistan in the news anymore, and further noted the deafening silence regarding those ongoing wars from what …
Yes, We Could…Get Out!
Yes, we could. No kidding. We really could withdraw our massive armies, now close to 200,000 troops combined, from Afghanistan and Iraq (and that’s not even counting our similarly …
Robert Naiman | A Year of War Would Pay for Local Jobs Bill
Sometime between now and Memorial Day, the House is expected to consider $33 billion more for war in Afghanistan. This “war supplemental” is largely intended to plug the hole …
Michael Honda Backs Afghanistan Military Withdrawal Timetable
On Tuesday, Rep. Michael Honda signed his name to legislation put forward by Sen. Russ Feingold, Rep. Jim McGovern and Rep. Walter Jones that would require the President to …
Prison-Based Gerrymandering Creates Phantom Voters
Anyone who is in prison on the first of April, 2010, will remain there for the next ten years - according to the US census. When the census counts …
Does the University Have a Future in the Network Society?
Who should care about the future of the university? Why should they care? The university used to be an elite institution that most working people rarely encountered. The training …
March to Fulfill the Dream
Last Sunday marked the 42nd anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee, cutting short his dream. But it also marked the launch of …
Citizens United Against Citizens United
Eighty-five percent of Democrats and 76 percent of Republicans tell pollsters when asked that they oppose the Supreme Court's decision in “Citizens United,” which lifted limits on corporate political …
Afghanistan Enacts Law That Gives War Criminals Blanket Immunity
A law that provides blanket immunity and pardons former members of Afghanistan’s armed factions for war crimes and human rights abuses committed prior to December 2001 was quietly enacted …
Premature Withdrawal: Washington’s Cult of Narcissism and Iraq
Hubris? We’re bigger than that!