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Obama Recognizes Syrian Opposition as Government, as Fighters advance in Aleppo, Damascus
President Obama announced on Tuesday that the US now formally recognizes the Syrian opposition as the legitimate government of Syria: US Secretary of Defense Leon […]
Michigan Workers now have Right to “Work for Less” (Granholm Video)
Jennifer Granholm explains that Michigan’s new “right to work” law actually is a “right to work for less,” resulting in thousands of dollars a year […]
In Memoriam: Ravi Shankar teaches George Harrison to Play Sitar
Ravi Shankar, the great sitar player who deeply influenced the American popular music of the 1960s and after, was among the figures who got me […]
America’s Achipelago of Garrisons abroad costs $1 Trillion a Decade (Vine)
David Vine writes at Tomdispatch.com : “Are you monitoring the construction?” asked the middle-aged man on a bike accompanied by his dog. “Ah, sì,” I […]
Polling tries to make Republicans look like conspiracy nuts (Colbert Report Video)
The Colbert Report criticizes opinion pollsters for results that seem to make members of the US Republican Party look like conspiracy theorist nut cases. Or… […]
South Damascus a Battlefield, as Bodies Pile up, and Bread Crisis in Capital Worsens
The forces seeking to overthrow the Baath government of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad have made further advances both in the north in Aleppo and its […]
Bangladeshis have Sinking Feeling about Do-Nothing Doha Climate Conference (Video)
Bangladesh, among the countries most threatened by climate change, is deeply disappointed by the do-nothing COP18 climate conference that just wrapped up in Doha, Qatar. […]
The Green-Khaki Alliance: Morsi Deploys the Military for Referendum
Faced with the prospect of substantial public resistance to his scheduling of a referendum on a Muslim Brotherhood-tinged constitution on December 15, Egyptian President Muhammad […]
Bye, Bye Alexandria: A 1-Meter Sea Rise is Certain
COP18, the Climate Change Conference held in Doha, Qatar, is a dismal failure, with the United States and Russia being the chief villains. The failure […]
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