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Jeremy Scahill: Why Won’t the Media Take Obama to Task for Targeted Assassinations? Jeremy Scahill: Why Won’t the Media Take Obama to Task for Targeted Assassinations?

Why didn't the media question the "parade of jingoism" surrounding Democrats' celebration of President Obama's foreign policy in Charlotte last week?

Sep 10, 2012 / Press Room

Dumb and Dumber Dumb and Dumber

Obama’s “Smart Power’ foreign policy not smart at all.

Sep 6, 2012 / John Feffer

The United States Must Abandon All Support for the Syrian Rebellion The United States Must Abandon All Support for the Syrian Rebellion

The crisis in Syria veers toward regionwide sectarian explosion.

Sep 6, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss

Will Lebanon Be Sucked Into the Syrian Vortex? Will Lebanon Be Sucked Into the Syrian Vortex?

There have been some clashes, but so far, the Lebanese—especially Hezbollah—have shown remarkable restraint.

Sep 5, 2012 / Graham Usher

What Remains: On the European Union What Remains: On the European Union

How the twentieth century’s confidence in social solidarity, human dignity and a better future died a slow, quiet death.

Sep 5, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Mark Mazower

Romney, Obama and ‘Capitalism’ in Israel Romney, Obama and ‘Capitalism’ in Israel

Talk about a tempest in a chicken-soup pot!

Sep 5, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss

Private Spies and Our Growing Surveillance State Private Spies and Our Growing Surveillance State

Revelations about a spooky-sounding program called TrapWire caused a ruckus on the Internet last month. Here’s what we know, what we don’t and why it matters. 

Sep 4, 2012 / Kade Crockford

A Huge Victory for Global Justice A Huge Victory for Global Justice

With a new SEC regulation, no longer will big oil and mining companies be able to hide under-the-table payments to crooked Third World governments.

Sep 4, 2012 / James North

Afghanistan’s Base Bonanza Afghanistan’s Base Bonanza

Total tops Iraq at that war’s height.

Sep 4, 2012 / Nick Turse

Ai Weiwei and the Art of Protest

Ai Weiwei and the Art of Protest Ai Weiwei and the Art of Protest

The courageous Chinese dissident has always had an eye for the point where art and politics meet in performance.

Aug 29, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Danielle Allen

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