USA

By Noam Chomsky From the Mexican newspaper La Jornada Barack Obama is the fourth U.S. president to win the Nobel Peace Prize and he joins three others in a long tradition of…
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A U.S. representative who accused Tehran of sponsoring terrorism has a track record of supporting terrorists herself. By Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich From The Los Angeles Times of Dec.…
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The Seattle Times editorial board calls for the end of the U.S. embargo of Cuba. SEN. Maria Cantwell calls our attention to a law, signed by President Obama, allowing Cuba to buy U.S.…
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By Max J. Castro Joe Lieberman is the worst member of the U.S. Congress. That’s a bold statement considering the competition. There is, after all, no shortage of truly awful Senators…
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By Saul Landau In ten years of a new Century, U.S. systemic dysfunction became more dramatic. The government responded by retreating down the ancient Egyptian River. Millions of…
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Consorting with Cuban underground is no way to build détente By Emilio Paz When will Washington stop shooting itself in the foot? According to a New York Times report published Dec.…
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By Bill Press It's being hailed as the "great compromise" on health care reform. But it should be called the great sell-out. No matter what Majority Leader Harry Reid claims, the…
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By Bill Moyers and Michael Winship From Truthout.org Many people are troubled that Barack Obama flew to Oslo to receive the Nobel Peace Prize so soon after escalating the war in…
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By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com It looks increasingly certain that in a few weeks the President and the Democratic Congress will be able to enact a health care reform bill and…
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By Saul Landau “He gave billions to Wall Street, cracked down on illegal immigrants getting health care, and he’s sending 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan….He may go down in history…
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