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‘Consumerism can’t coexist with planetary survival’
A late September morning with Fidel (Final Part)
‘Consumerism can’t coexist with planetary survival’
By Saul Landau
After Fidel Castro’s abdominal surgery in the summer of 2006,…
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The banks are not alright
By Paul Krugman
From The New York Times
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. O.K., maybe not literally the worst, but definitely bad. And the contrast between the…
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Occupying Afghanistan is making things worse
By Mark Weisbrot
From the Sacramento Bee
President Obama is coming under attack from the Right for his reluctance to grant the request of General Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S.…
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It’s time to fire Gen. McChrystal
By Bill Press
Do the words "commander in chief" mean anything?
That's not so clear anymore, after Gen. Stanley McChrystal publicly disagreed with President Obama over sending more…
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Afghanistan: Can that war really be won?
By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com
Can the United States and its NATO allies win the war in Afghanistan? That is a question nobody can answer; everybody, from the president to the top…
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A very retired Fidel has become reflective
A late September morning with Fidel (Part 2)
A very retired Fidel has become reflective
By Saul Landau
Fidel and Raul Castro, in a 56-year partnership in revolutionary enterprises…
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The uneducated American
By Paul Krugman
From The New York Times
If you had to explain America’s economic success with one word, that word would be “education.” In the 19th century, America led the way in…
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Millions spent by lobbyists to thwart health reform
By Truthout.org
America's private health care industry has spent hundreds of millions of dollars over the last several months in an attempt to stop President Obama's health care…
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The truth about jobs that no one wants to tell you
From the Robert Reich Blog
This morning's job numbers are bad enough -- 263,000 more jobs lost in September, and unemployment now at 9.8 percent -- but look behind them and the news is…
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The Gaza War and human rights: The Goldstone Report
By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com
Among the issues of particular concern to the Mission in Zeytoun are the killings of the Samouni family, the mass destruction in the area,…
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