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Syria: What Russia and China Have Learned From the Last NATO War
In the last few days, the UN Security Council passed two resolutions on the civil war in Syria, on the basis of which the first part of a UN …
Syrian Uprising Morphs Into Regional and Global Wars
A divided, balkanized Syria looms as a dangerous possibility as even UN Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon acknowledges the conflict has become a proxy war between world powers.
Facing Diplomatic Isolation, Syria’s Assad Says He’s Willing to Step Aside
At least 10,000 Syrians have been killed since Assad deployed his army and security services to suppress the anti-government protests.
Syria: No to Intervention, No to Illusions
Like so many other times before, the human cost of this conflict is incalculably high. Itu2019s not surprising that the normal human reaction is u201cweu2019ve got to do something!u201d …
Turkey Says It May Target Any Syrian Forces Nearing Border
Turkey Says It May Target Any Syrian Forces Nearing Border
It Couldn’t Happen Here, It Does Happen There
After more than a decade of our most recent Afghan War, the Obama administration and the US military are clearly willing to hang out a temporary sign saying: 'Washington …
The Clash on Wabash: The 150 NATO Summit Protesters Who Stayed Up Past Mainstream Media’s Bedtime
After the scheduled #noNATO march ended Sunday afternoon, May 20, a much-broadcast clash with police resulted in a fracture of the main protest group.
Is This What Democracy Looks Like? Reflections on Chicago
When the NATO summit began, the presence of the police force felt as substantial as the massive crowd they were there to control.
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From 1968, a Long View on Movement Building
After demonstrators were arrested and roughed up in an unsuccessful attempt to march to McCormick Place on Sunday, I thought it would be interesting to check in with Mel …
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35,948 Arrested Yesterday
Last Friday, the day the NATO 3 were arrested, approximately 35,948 people were arrested across the United States.