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Coal Country | "This is a civil war."
Peter Rothberg
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A Blow to Privatization in Israel (and Perhaps Beyond) | A potentially historic ruling on prison privatization, in Israel.
Eyal Press
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Can China Help on Afghanistan? | Beijing wants a broader role in the Middle East and South Asia. Will Obama bring them in?
Robert Dreyfuss
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Around the Nation | The week we went Rouge. Plus, Moyers on Afghanistan.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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Health Care Bill Advances, as Harry Reid Trumps Sarah Palin | The death panelist-in-chief rallied her followers to "KILL THE BILL." But 60 senators decided to follow the real leader.
John Nichols
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Slacker Friday | The "Second Amendment" sale; the raving paranoids of the right.
Eric Alterman
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The Ohio Empowerment Coalition, a coalition of low-income people and grassroots groups united to fight for economic and social justice for the poor, is holding a Speakout for Economic Justice to End Poverty in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood. To be held the weekend before Ohio's March 4 primary we are inviting all presidential candidates to hear the concerns of low-income voters on issues of jobs, housing, health care, kinship care/safety net supports and public education. The Speak Out is sponsored by many organizations, including Contact Center/Benefit Rights Advocacy Group (BRAG), OhioVOTES, Intercommunity Justice & Peace Center, Clevelanders United Against Poverty (UCAP), Stop Targeting Ohio's Poor (STOP), Sojourners, UHCAN-OH, Education Organizing Project-Cincinnati of Center for Community Change, among others. New Prospect Baptist Church, 1829 Elm St. Contact: Lynn Williams, 513-381-4242 or 1-877-862-5179 (toll-free).
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Join us for a release party for Kahlil Al Mustafa's spoken word/hip hop CD Counter Intelligence. With Live DJ. Al Mustafa is the 2002 Nuyorican Grand Slam Champion and the author of two collections of poetry: Grandma's Soup (February 2001) and I'm Crying Everyone's Tears (August 2002). He is currently working on a collection of poems, Chivalry is Dead, a conversation on gender, sexism, masculinity and romance. Sliding scale: $6/$10/$15; free for Brecht Forum subscribers. 451 West Street (between Bank & Bethune streets). 212-242-4201; e-mail: brechtforum at brechtforum.org.
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