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It’s Official: Iran’s Presence in the Western Hemisphere a Threat to US, According to Congress and Obama
Three days after Christmas the Obama administration finally signed the bill that declares Iran and domestic
Will Americans Be Able to Watch Al Jazeera America?
A double-standard for objecting to bias in cable news media is coming to the fore since Jazeera bought Current.
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Activists Show International Solidarity With Palestinians at World Forum
Marking international solidarity with the Palestinian people, the World Social Forum in Porto Alegre, Brazil, brought together black, Latino, refugee and migrant rights, labor, anti-Zionism and indigenous self-determination activists …
Gaza Uncut: Another Year of War and Siege
Gaza remains under Israeli siege, making life more difficult.
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Rosy Forecast of Cheap Oil Abundance, Economic Boom a Myth
We have enough oil and gas to burn our way to climate catastrophe, but the age of cheap oil abundance is a myth.
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Connection to the Land Cannot Be Broken
Regardless of the new shapes the resistance takes or any path the Israelis choose, the Palestiniansu2019 deep connection to and affection for their homeland cannot be broken.
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J Street Pushes Back on Neocon Bid to “Swift Boat” Chuck Hagel Nomination as Defense Secretary
The outcome of this battle is likely to be determined soon.
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Film Shows Objectivity Elusive in Israel-Palestine Storytelling
A new documentary about the history of Israeli military legal policy in the Palestinian territories reflects on the very nature of professional storytelling itself.
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Starving for Recognition: The Plight of Palestinian Political Prisoners
Palestinian prisoners' hunger strikes have faded from the world stage into obscurity.
A Year After US Troops Withdraw from Iraq, Fog of War Thickens
In its wake, the Iraq war has left us with more questions than answers.