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Blackwater Still Armed in Iraq Blackwater Still Armed in Iraq

The private security company doesn't have a license to operate in Iraq, but the State Department continues to employ Erik Prince's armed mercenaries.

Aug 14, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill

Biking Out of Iraq Biking Out of Iraq

Reflections on troops that don't depart, experts who never leave the scene, an Air Force that suddenly wasn't there and a war that no longer needs justification.

Aug 13, 2009 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt

Battle for Honduras–and the Region Battle for Honduras–and the Region

The coup has encouraged those who want to halt the advance of the Latin American left.

Aug 12, 2009 / Feature / Greg Grandin

The Case for Busting the Filibuster The Case for Busting the Filibuster

It's time to abolish this undemocratic holdover from the days of slavery and segregation.

Aug 12, 2009 / Feature / Thomas Geoghegan

Divorce–Union Style Divorce–Union Style

Can the labor movement overcome UNITE HERE's messy breakup?

Aug 12, 2009 / Feature / Peter Dreier

Warehousing Soldiers in the Homeland Warehousing Soldiers in the Homeland

A single platoon lost in a military limbo is a measurement of the stress under which the US Army now operates.

Aug 10, 2009 / Feature / Dahr Jamail and Sarah Lazare

Corrupt Democracy in India Corrupt Democracy in India

Despite vast advances in India's economy, human rights in one of the world's largest democracies remain a major issue. From abuses by police to political violence, India has a lon...

Aug 7, 2009 / Feature / Barbara Crossette

US Still Paying Blackwater Millions US Still Paying Blackwater Millions

Despite the State Department's announcement canceling Blackwater's contracts in Iraq, the Obama administration will pay the company more than $174 million for security services in ...

Aug 7, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill

Gaza in Conflict Gaza in Conflict

Besieged by Israel and the West, mired in civil conflict and under increasing Islamist pressures, Gazans feel the world has forgotten them.

Aug 6, 2009 / Feature / Antony Loewenstein

We Need More Protest to Make Reform Possible We Need More Protest to Make Reform Possible

If progressives are serious about economic and healthcare reform, they must embrace the same approach with Obama they once took with FDR and "make him do it."

Aug 6, 2009 / Feature / Peter Dreier

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