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By Paul Krugman From The New York Times Last week, in the face of protest demonstrations against Wisconsin’s new union-busting governor, Scott Walker — demonstrations that continued…
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By Will Weissert From the Associated Press EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the perjury trial of an elderly ex-CIA agent can continue although defense claims…
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From Latin America News Dispatch WASHINGTON – Advocates of prying Cuba policy a bit further open are looking to the Obama administration rather than Congress for help. Experts gathered…
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By Saul Landau In upmarket restaurants one wouldn’t know the world is suffering from a food crisis. As I observed young executives and professionals slurping oysters and chasing them…
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By Dana Milbank From The Washington Post Did Arianna Huffington just sell out her fellow progressives? In the literal sense, she undoubtedly has: The sale of Huffington Post to AOL…
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By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com Follow the money. Soaring rhetoric and good intentions aside, what counts and what really defines a nation, a society, or a community is who gets…
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By Bill Press It's amazing what we can do with our iPhones: make calls, return emails, schedule meetings, file notes, take photos, keep grocery lists, get wake-up calls, time a…
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By Peter Kornbluh Taken from The Nation In El Paso, Texas, the perjury trial of the infamous violent Cuban exile Luis Posada Carriles took a historic turn today. For the first time in a…
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By Saul Landau TV showed seemingly interminable telephoto images of protestors against Mubarak’s dictatorship; then, of his thugs disguised as pro-government protestors. Suggesting…
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By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com The power of the gun lobby in the United States -- and the determination of Republican politicians to coddle the National Rifle Association (NRA)…
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