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Palestine holds strong in the face of U.S.-backed Israeli terror campaign
Despite their obscenely pro-Israel rhetoric, it was clear that Washington was fearful that a new Israeli ground invasion of Gaza…
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Watching Syria, remembering Nicaragua
A July 18 suicide bombing in Damascus is greeted with praise by the United States. Richard Becker compares this to…
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Why no sanctions on the United States?
Why are there no sanctions against the U.S.? Why are no U.S. leaders—past or present—currently occupying prison cells or awaiting…
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Robert Reich’s irrational exuberance
A response to Reich's defense of capitalism in the wake of the French elections.
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Latest Afghanistan massacre will be remembered as tipping point in the war
"Today’s cold-blooded murder of at least 16 Afghani civilians by a U.S. Army soldier is the latest in a decade-long…
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Militarism mixed with empty liberal rhetoric
This speech reaffirms that the U.S. presidency is a job that comes with a specific job description: CEO of the…
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Newt Gingrich, Sheldon Adelson and the best democracy money can buy
The accusations against Mitt Romney made in ad distributed by Newt Gingrinch are accurate—but coming from a slime ball like…
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Iraq: not free from foreign domination
While combat troops are leaving Iraq, for now at least, the U.S. government is creating a staff of 16,000 for…
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Empty homes and homeless people
The criminal absurdity of capitalism is nowhere more clear than in the U.S. housing crisis. As the number of available…
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Iraq: not free from foreign domination
While combat troops are leaving, for now at least, the U.S. government is creating a staff of 16,000 for its…
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