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Taxing Corporate Profits will Force Investment

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 11:05
Heiner Flassbeck: Corporations are sitting on mountains of cash and are unwilling to invest in the real economy - only high taxes on profit will make them do so

100th Day of Gitmo Hunger Strike

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 05:05
Group Calls for cleared detainees to be released

Seizure of AP Phone Records Continues Obama Admin's Attack on Whistleblowers

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 03:05
Mark Seibel (McClatchy Newspapers): Seizure of a news organization's phone records should be illegal as it limits the ability of journalists to investigate and report - something guaranteed by the Constitution

Poor People's March from Baltimore to DC

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 12:05
A Collection of Photos by Jenna Pope

Apres Moi, Le Deluge - Make Money Now To Hell With Tomorrow

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 09:05
Dr. Heiner Flassbeck: We're in worse shape now than in 2008 because at least then there was hope governments would face up to the situation

Revolutionary Culture in Cairo

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 11:05
Creative and cultural resistance has played a major role in Egypt's ongoing Revolution

From Capital Punishment to Guns, Old Fears Weigh Like a Nightmare on Today's Debate

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 03:05
Stephen John Hartnett (author of Executing Democracy): The roots of today's debate about capital punishment, prisons and guns goes back to pre-civil war religious ideas that slaves must be terrorized and God must be appeased

Skateboarding: Gaza's newly established leisure sport

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 02:05
Gaza's young population in isolated Gaza connect with other young people worldwide through sport, this time through "skateboarding" but border restrictions and measures imposed by the local authorities in Gaza is a challenge

California Domestic Workers Demand Bill of Rights

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 02:05
Workers and advocates host Mother's Day brunch with legislators to urge passage of bill

Christianity of the Inquisition in the US Army

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 11:05
Larry Wilkerson: Evangelical Christianity is spreading with official support throughout the US armed forces, including the persecution of "non-believers"

Obama Nominates Cable Industry Lobbyist and Campaign Bundler New Head of FCC

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 11:05
Nicholas Johnson: Nomination of Tom Wheeler shows Obama wants an FCC that manages monopoly competition - not a defender of public interest; Wheeler on President's intelligence advisory board, not likely to defend right to privacy

Drums Beat for US Military Intervention in Syria but Israel finds a Weakened Assad "Convenient"

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 11:05
Phyllis Bennis: The humanitarian disaster in Syria is mostly ignored as external powers vie for position to control outcome of civil war

Hawking and the Growing Israel Boycott Movement

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 06:05
BDS activists in Gaza (Boycott, Divestment and Sanction) consider renowned physicist Stephen Hawking's decision to cancel his participation in an upcoming conference in Israel as part of an academic boycott "a huge victory for the BDS movement"

Indian Elections and a Third Front

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 04:05
Vijay Prashad: The two major parties offer right-wing cultural values and neoliberal economics

Obama says Economy Poised for Progress - Is It?

Sun, 05/12/2013 - 09:05
Bill Black: Pres. Obama cannot expect growth in the economy when he continues the policies of austerity

Hawking's Boycott and Israeli Propaganda Tactics

Sun, 05/12/2013 - 04:05
Mike Cushman: Stephen Hawking's decision to boycott the Israeli Presidential Conference is of great significance in exposing Israel's apartheid regime

Pakistan's Elections More Unpredictable than Ever

Fri, 05/10/2013 - 13:05
With a rebellious youth vote, the media watching every move, and a new radical player to the game, Pakistan's elections come at a critical moment, with instability, political violence and an energy crisis tearing the country apart

Arab League's Peace Initiative Puts Israel in an Embarrassing Position

Fri, 05/10/2013 - 03:05
Qatari prime minister accepts Kerry's request to sweeten the offer to Israel. Israeli prime minister Netanyahu urgently sends delegates to prevent the U.S from endorsing the initiative

Justice Department Redefines Terrorism by Putting Assata Shakur on FBI List

Fri, 05/10/2013 - 02:05
Michael Ratner: Upping the reward and renewing interest in Assata Shakur, is aimed at labeling any use of violence with a political character as terrorism - even if the target is not a civilian

Stephen Hawking Confirms Support of Israel Boycott

Thu, 05/09/2013 - 06:05
Phyllis Bennis: Hawking's boycott of Israel will shake Israeli public the way sports boycott affected South Africa


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