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Abunimah: Justice in Palestine Is Fundamental to Global Struggle Against Racial, Economic Domination
"You can't predict the future based on what people are willing to accept right now," Ali Abunimah says in an interview covering his new book, "The Battle for Justice …
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Saudi Arabia Flexes Its Fanaticism
Saudi Arabia is one of a handful of Middle East anachronisms: a family-based monarchy that believes it sits at the right hand of God.
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Anatomy of a Kleptocracy: State Capture in Tunisia
A new report details the way the Tunisian economy was warped by neptism and crony capitalism.
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Drones Abroad and at Home: Why We Should Care
Weaponized unmanned drone aircraft, the Predator, the Reaper, the Global Hawk, have no crew on board. Hence no head, no heart. These drones are amoral robots exquisitely designed to …
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Polio Continues To Be a Major Threat for Millions of Children
This month the WHO and UNICEF will give polio vaccinations to 10 million children across the Middle East.
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Netanyahu’s Games
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu never tires of inventing new hoops through which he insists Palestinians jump.
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Omar and the Checkpoint
Many speak of Israel's checkpoints dotting the occupied territories, but few truly appreciate the real experience of living life imprisoned between checkpoints, by being held hostage to the temperament …
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Do We Care About People if They Live in Bahrain?
For three years now people in the little island nation of Bahrain have been nonviolently protesting and demanding democratic reforms.
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Misremembering America’s Wars: The Pentagon’s Latest “Mission Accomplished” Moment
Setting the record straight seems to be the last intention of the United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration website.
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Wisconsin Republican Petri Should Be Investigated for Conflict of Interest
Wisconsin Republican Rep. Tom Petri went to bat in Congress for a Pentagon contractor that he reportedly owns hundreds of thousands of dollars of stock in.