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Memo to Obama: Talk to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Memo to Obama: Talk to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad

War didn't work in Libya, and too-gentle persuasion failed in Bahrain. Why would talking tough work in Syria?

Jun 28, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss

The Beck Identity, Supremacy and Ultimatum The Beck Identity, Supremacy and Ultimatum

Just like in the movies, Glenn Beck has served his purpose as the sidekick who saves the hero and is then offed by bigger powers that be.

Jun 28, 2011 / Leslie Savan

Bernie Sanders to Obama and the Democrats: Stand Up to the Economic and Political ‘Schoolyard Bullies’ Bernie Sanders to Obama and the Democrats: Stand Up to the Economic and Political ‘Schoolyard Bullies’

Vermont Senator rallies citizens to defend Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. 

Jun 27, 2011 / John Nichols

Bernie Sanders Tells Obama, ‘We Will Not Balance the Budget on the Backs of Working Families’ Bernie Sanders Tells Obama, ‘We Will Not Balance the Budget on the Backs of Working Families’

Read the full text of Senator Bernie Sanders's statement to Congress on the balancing the budget.

Jun 27, 2011 / Sen. Bernie Sanders

Why Is the Military Infiltrating Peace Activist Groups? Why Is the Military Infiltrating Peace Activist Groups?

When peace activists discovered that one of their fellow organizers was in fact a military informant, they decided to take their case to the courts.

Jun 27, 2011 / The Nation

Saudi Women Accelerating Towards Change Saudi Women Accelerating Towards Change

Since the self-immolation carried out by a Tunisian fruit vendor which had far-reaching consequences across the region, the world has watched the political and social transformatio...

Jun 27, 2011 / StudentNation / Maria Kari

Food Not Bombs Members Arrested for Feeding the Hungry Food Not Bombs Members Arrested for Feeding the Hungry

 More than twenty anti-hunger activists in Orlando, Florida have been arrested for providing meals for the working poor. 

Jun 27, 2011 / Kevin S. Donohoe

Supreme Court Removes Another Barrier to Corporate Ownership of Elections Supreme Court Removes Another Barrier to Corporate Ownership of Elections

With a decision barring matching funds to counter attack ads from privately funded candidates, the court has undermined one of the last tools for fair elections.

Jun 27, 2011 / John Nichols

Winners and Losers in the Great Global Energy Struggle to Come Winners and Losers in the Great Global Energy Struggle to Come

A thirty-year war for energy pre-eminence? You wouldn’t wish it on a desperate planet. But that’s where we’re headed and there’s no turning back.

Jun 27, 2011 / Michael T. Klare

Remembering E.M. Broner Remembering E.M. Broner

A tribute to the writer, feminist and modern-day matriarch. 

Jun 27, 2011 / Lizzy Ratner

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