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On Martyrdom for Freedom of Expression (Thomas Jefferson Poster)
America’s New Proxy Wars (Turse)
Nick Turse writes at Tomdispatch.com: In the 1980s, the U.S. government began funneling aid to mujahedeen rebels in Afghanistan as part of an American proxy […]
Parliament takes over in Modern Libya’s First Peaceful Transfer of Power
The UN observer sent to commemorate the event said it all. The peaceful transfer of power from the National Transitional Council to the newly elected […]
Top Ten differences between White Terrorists and Others
1. White terrorists are called “gunmen.” What does that even mean? A person with a gun? Wouldn’t that be, like, everyone in the US? Other […]
Hitchhiking Camels, Libya (Photo)
Photograph on road from Tripoli to Misrata, Libya, May, 2012, by Juan Cole
In Memoriam Marvin Hamlisch: “Nobody Does it Better” (Carly Simon Performance)
In Memoriam Marvin Hamlisch (1944-2012): Below, his “Nobody Does it Better,” theme of the 1977 Bond film, “The Spy Who Loved Me” and among the […]
Syria: The Battle for Aleppo Begins as Rebels Retreat
The Baath government’s attack on East Aleppo, a rebel stronghold in the past couple of weeks, began Tuesday night, with an assault by advanced Russian-made […]
The Real Hunger Games: Climate Change & Drought (Klare)
Michael Klare writes at Tomdispatch: The Hunger Wars in Our Future Heat, Drought, Rising Food Costs, and Global Unrest The Great Drought of 2012 has […]
Mount Sharp, Mars (Photo of the Day from Curiosity)
NASA has released the first high-res picture of Mars received from Curiosity, showing Mount Sharp
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