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My night in the Lincoln bedroom
By Bill Press
Is it too much to ask for a little sanity in politics today? Apparently so.
The Right has been particularly insane in the attacks they've leveled against President Obama.…
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Obama’s dilemma
By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com
It is a measure of the difficulty of the task that over the last few weeks, President Barack Obama has spent countless hours with his war council…
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Latin America’s economic rebels
Ecuador and Bolivia are achieving remarkable growth because they reject conventional economic wisdom
By Mark Weisbrot
From The Guardian
Among the conventional wisdom that we hear…
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New president, old immigrant policy
By Christina Lopez
Some prominent immigrant rights organizations sincerely hoped that electing Obama would turn things around for immigrants. But those hopes were misplaced. Obama's…
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Afghanistan: Sad incongruities
By Saul Landau
“All we have to do is send two mujahedeen to the furthest point east to raise a piece of cloth saying ‘al-Qa'ida’ in order to make generals race there, and we cause…
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America’s real quagmire
The biggest obstacle to reforming the U.S. economy, healthcare or foreign policy isn't Republicans -- it's the media
By Mark Weisbrot
From The Guardian
What kind of a public…
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Why Wall Street reform is stuck in reverse
By Robert Reich
From Robert Reich’s Blog
At a conference in London, a Goldman Sachs international adviser, Brian Griffiths, praised inequality. As his company was putting aside $16.7…
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The war Obama can’t win
By Bill Press
No matter how many more troops he sends into battle, President Obama must understand that this is one war he can't win.
No, I'm not talking about the war between…
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The embargo: Nothing succeeds like failure
By Saul Landau
Cuba has placed a resolution before the UN General Assembly on the Necessity to Put an End to the U.S. Economic, Financial and Commercial Blockade of Cuba. The Cubans…
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Pranksters Fixing the World
With a new film, the Yes Men carry forth their gonzo brand of anti-corporate activism.
By Mark Engler
Over the past ten years, the Yes Men have emerged as an infamously daring and…
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