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Britain: The Morning After

Britain: The Morning After Britain: The Morning After

Though it's still too soon to declare a winner, Britain's parliamentary election has some clear losers.

May 7, 2010 / D.D. Guttenplan

Blood or Treasure? Blood or Treasure?

Just what is at stake for the Obama administration in the Israeli-Palestinian tangle?

May 6, 2010 / Ira Chernus

Erik Prince Says His Enemies Are al Qaeda, Taliban and ‘Noisy Leftists’ Erik Prince Says His Enemies Are al Qaeda, Taliban and ‘Noisy Leftists’

Blackwater's owner called his critics 'tapeworms' and did his best to sound like a member of the Tea Party.

May 6, 2010 / Jeremy Scahill

The Push to Isolate Iran

The Push to Isolate Iran The Push to Isolate Iran

A dirty little secret is that virtually no one thinks sanctions can work as intended.

May 5, 2010 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss

Central Europe’s Right-Wing Populism

Central Europe’s Right-Wing Populism Central Europe’s Right-Wing Populism

The EU's neoliberal economic reforms have undermined public faith in democratic politics.

May 5, 2010 / Feature / Paul Hockenos

Responsibility for Greek Protest Deaths Responsibility for Greek Protest Deaths

Demonstrations in Greece may have caused three deaths, but who caused the financial crisis that led to the demonstrations? 

May 5, 2010 / Laura Flanders

One Case Against BP, Wall Street, and War One Case Against BP, Wall Street, and War

The need for stronger links between the environmental, peace and Wall Street reform movements grow by the day in the face of the oil spill caused by BP.

May 5, 2010 / Tom Hayden

Britain: Confessions of an Undecided Voter Britain: Confessions of an Undecided Voter

The Clegg effect has changed the face of British politics. How does an old Labour supporter decide which way to vote?

May 5, 2010 / Maria Margaronis

Tehran’s Coup in Iraq, Part III Tehran’s Coup in Iraq, Part III

Iran is tightening its grip in Baghdad, and once again there’s talk of violence.

May 5, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss

Glenn Beck Gets It Right Glenn Beck Gets It Right

The attempted Times Square bombing is a reminder that the defense budgets for high-tech warfare are beside the point in countering terrorists who turn firecrackers into bombs.

May 5, 2010 / Robert Scheer

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