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Wake Up! End the Silence on Afghanistan Wake Up! End the Silence on Afghanistan

It's time to resolve the disconnect between public opinion and government policy towards Afghanistan.

Mar 23, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

What Makes Saudi Arabia a ‘Good’ Tyranny? What Makes Saudi Arabia a ‘Good’ Tyranny?

How long will the US and its allies ignore the elephant in the room posed by an alliance for human rights and anti-terrorism with regimes in the Middle East that stand for neithe...

Mar 23, 2011 / Robert Scheer

Ten Calls From Congress for a Debate About War

Ten Calls From Congress for a Debate About War Ten Calls From Congress for a Debate About War

When it comes to President Obama's war of whim in Libya, Democrats and Republicans, liberals and libertarians are saying: The Constitution must be respected.

Mar 23, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

Barack Obama, Oscar Romero and Structural Sin Barack Obama, Oscar Romero and Structural Sin

In El Salvador, Barack Obama pays tribute to Oscar Romero.

Mar 23, 2011 / The Notion / Greg Grandin

Talking to the Taliban: Now’s the Time, Says Task Force Talking to the Taliban: Now’s the Time, Says Task Force

Obama's Afghanistan adviser backs new report on peace talks.

Mar 23, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Jeremy Scahill: Why Has the US Been Silent on Yemen’s Uprising?

Jeremy Scahill: Why Has the US Been Silent on Yemen’s Uprising? Jeremy Scahill: Why Has the US Been Silent on Yemen’s Uprising?

Does the silence of the Obama administration on the uprisings in Yemen have something to do with the US-backed president's role as a crucial partner in the war on terror?

Mar 22, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Jeremy Scahill: Why Has the US Been Silent on Yemen’s Uprising? Jeremy Scahill: Why Has the US Been Silent on Yemen’s Uprising?

Does the silence of the Obama administration on the uprisings in Yemen have something to do with the US-backed president's role as a crucial partner in the war on terror?

Mar 22, 2011 / Video / Democracy Now!

Kucinich Proposes Congressional Action to Defund Undeclared Libya War Kucinich Proposes Congressional Action to Defund Undeclared Libya War

"We have already spent trillions of dollars on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.... Now, the President is plunging the United States into yet another war we cannot afford...

Mar 22, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

Haiti Abstains Haiti Abstains

No matter who is declared the winner, the country's March 20 elections represent a defeat for Haitian democracy.

Mar 22, 2011 / Dan Coughlin

Obama Holds Up Latin America as a Model for the Middle East—If Only Obama Holds Up Latin America as a Model for the Middle East—If Only

Obama, in Chile, celebrates Latin American democracy while telling Chileans to not cling to the past.

Mar 22, 2011 / The Notion / Greg Grandin

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