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What Cable News didn’t Tell You: The Non-Aligned Movement Meeting Strengthened Iran’s Hand vs. US, Israel (Azad)
Armin Azad writes in a guest column for Informed Comment Although it was largely ignored by the Western media, the Teheran Non-Aligned Summit concluded its […]
Romney & Bush Disappearance (Bill Maher Poster)
Labor Day Question: Are you Better off than You were in 1970?
Thoughts for a Labor Day in 2012: The real question isn’t whether we are better off than we were four years ago. It takes a […]
“What the World Needs Now” – In Memoriam Hal David
Award-winning lyricist Hal David is dead at 91.. Here is one of his hits in remembrance, and the sentiment is one we could do with […]
Tutu Slams Tony Blair for Illegal Iraq War, boycotts Leadership Conference
South African Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu made waves by refusing to attend the recent Discovery Invest Leadership Summit in Johannesburg because of the presence of […]
Top Ten Clint Eastwood Empty-Chair Falsehoods
You can’t see me, but I’m talking to Clint Eastwood sitting spectrally in an empty chair, and I am replying to his confused rant. 1. […]
Top Green Energy Advances Mitt Romney doesn’t Want to Hear About
As the deleterious effects of hydrocarbons like coal, gas and oil continue to be felt in the world, the peculiar US dedication to these poisons […]
Top Ten Repeated Paul Ryan Lies
This year’s Republican campaign may be the most dishonest in history. A couple of weeks ago I listed 10 major falsehoods and gaffes of Republican […]
Report and be damned: an American whistleblower’s story (Fitzgibbon)
Will Fitzgibbon writes at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism . . . . the last four weeks have largely been a positive time for whistleblowers […]