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US Cuts Back ‘Partnering’ in Afghanistan US Cuts Back ‘Partnering’ in Afghanistan

Data obtained by The Nation show that recent attacks on US troops by uniformed Afghans will also mean higher civilian casualties. 

Sep 18, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss

Why Progressives Should Vote for Obama Why Progressives Should Vote for Obama

President Obama and the Democrats are not the “lesser of two evils.” On the contrary, they are the far superior—and more progressive—choice in 2012.

Sep 18, 2012 / Timothy Patrick McCarthy

What I Learned from Occupy Wall Street What I Learned from Occupy Wall Street

A democratic revolution is possible—and necessary.

Sep 17, 2012 / Max Berger

What’s Behind the US Embassy Protests in Egypt What’s Behind the US Embassy Protests in Egypt

The infamous anti-Islam film may have sparked the demonstrations, but wrangling between Egypt’s many political factions were what really drove them.

Sep 17, 2012 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous

Letter From Rio: Save Armando’s House From the Olympics Letter From Rio: Save Armando’s House From the Olympics

In prepartion for the 2016 games, Olympic organizers are destroying communities, many of which took decades to build.

Sep 17, 2012 / Dave Zirin

Yemen Inflamed Yemen Inflamed

The mob that breached the US embassy was angry about an anti-Muslim film—but the country’s resentment of US policy runs much deeper.

Sep 15, 2012 / Adam Baron

Mitt Romney’s Muslim-Baiting Backers Mitt Romney’s Muslim-Baiting Backers

The GOP candidate’s disastrous response to the incendiary “Innocence of Muslims” video should come as no surprise in light of his Islamophobic connections.

Sep 14, 2012 / Wayne Barrett

Why YouTube Is Wrong to Censor the Anti-Islam Video Why YouTube Is Wrong to Censor the Anti-Islam Video

The selective censorship of “Innocence of Muslims” in Libya and Egypt “reeks of paternalism.”

Sep 14, 2012 / Ari Melber

Newest GOP National Security Attack on Obama: He Reads Newest GOP National Security Attack on Obama: He Reads

Conservatives are complaining that sometimes President Obama reads intelligence briefings instead of getting them in person. How did George W. Bush handle it? 

Sep 14, 2012 / Ben Adler

Neoconjobs Neoconjobs

The Obama administration's quiet reponse to a 2010 bombing in Georgia contrasts with the macho foreign policy vision Mitt demonstrated with his response to riots in the Arab world ...

Sep 13, 2012 / Eric Alterman

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