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Newtown, Afghanistan Newtown, Afghanistan

Isn't a slaughtered child is a slaughtered child, regardless of where they come from?

Dec 24, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss

Hundreds of Argentina Walmart Employees Went on Strike in Solidarity With US Co-Workers Hundreds of Argentina Walmart Employees Went on Strike in Solidarity With US Co-Workers

Protestors in Argentina hope international pressure can end Walmart's union-busting in the US.

Dec 21, 2012 / Josh Eidelson

Are the US and Israel Heading For a Showdown?

Are the US and Israel Heading For a Showdown? Are the US and Israel Heading For a Showdown?

At long last, this may be the year Washington puts the brakes on Israeli settlement expansion into Palestinian lands. 

Dec 20, 2012 / Ira Chernus

Will Congress Rein In Illegal Spying?

Will Congress Rein In Illegal Spying? Will Congress Rein In Illegal Spying?

When The New York Times first revealed the NSA was wiretapping Americans without a warrant in 2005, it was a scandal. But the government continues to spy with impunity—and wh...

Dec 19, 2012 / Marcy Wheeler

Suspicious Minds: On Timothy Melley

Suspicious Minds: On Timothy Melley Suspicious Minds: On Timothy Melley

How thrillers inform spycraft, and the fictions that belie them both.

Dec 19, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Peter C. Baker

The Link Between USC and Garment Worker Factory Fires The Link Between USC and Garment Worker Factory Fires

Student activists are pointing out that one of USC's apparel monitors failed to address fire safety hazards that led to 289 deaths in Pakistan.

Dec 19, 2012 / StudentNation / Maria Rodriguez and Sarah Newell

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Focus the Secretary of State Debate on Policy, Not Politics Katrina vanden Heuvel: Focus the Secretary of State Debate on Policy, Not Politics

Partisan predictions for the presiden’s nominee have drowned out the real conversation on Obama’s foreign policy priorities. 

Dec 18, 2012 / Press Room

Questions for John Kerry, President Obama’s New Pick for Secretary of State

Questions for John Kerry, President Obama’s New Pick for Secretary of State Questions for John Kerry, President Obama’s New Pick for Secretary of State

The nomination of a secretary of state gives the Senate the opportunity to probe the administration’s foreign policy priorities.

Dec 18, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Activists Stage ‘Block the Boat’ Protest Against Ship Bearing Walmart Goods From Bangladesh

Activists Stage ‘Block the Boat’ Protest Against Ship Bearing Walmart Goods From Bangladesh Activists Stage ‘Block the Boat’ Protest Against Ship Bearing Walmart Goods From Bangladesh

New Jersey protesters are holding Walmart accountable for a factory fire that killed 112 Bangladeshi workers. 

Dec 18, 2012 / Josh Eidelson

CODEPINK Exposes the Cayman Islands Tax Scandal

CODEPINK Exposes the Cayman Islands Tax Scandal CODEPINK Exposes the Cayman Islands Tax Scandal

Over 100 Americans with CODEPINK and The Nation protested in front of the Ugland House, where some 18,000 corporations hide their tax dollars.

Dec 18, 2012 / CODEPINK

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