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Seventh Moral Monday Lifts Up Health and Environmental Justice by Rev. William J. Barber, II June 17, 2013

Emboldened by Divisive Language of Ultra-Conservative Leadership, the Seventh Moral Monday, on June 17, 2013, will focus on the deadly attacks against the environment and health care system.

American Politics

The Permanence of Permanent War, Part 2: Profits for the Rulers, Ashes for the Rest by Steve Jonas June 13, 2013 In a previous Commentary on this subject (1), I endeavored to...

Civil Rights

Call Off the Global Drug War by Jimmy Carter June 17, 2011 In an extraordinary new initiative announced earlier this m...

Democracy

Top Ten Examples of Legislation that Exacerbate Racial & Class Disparities by Rev. William J. Barber June 21, 2012 1) They want less people to vote. They passed on...

Science & Technology

Magic mushrooms, international law and the failed 'war on drugs' by Amanda Feilding February 6th, 2012 It's been a busy fortnight. First the publication of two...

Environment

The Clash over Coal Coal plant fights familiar to nuclear power protesters. The plant...

Media & Propaganda

Propaganda and the Politics of Perception by Michael Carmichael War propaganda glorifies military indoctrination as the highest fo...

World News

The Truth About Democratic Republic Of The Congo by Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. April 26, 2012 What is the real motive of some of the so-called human right...

Healthcare & Medicine

ObamaCare by Susan Trevelyan-Syke All the recent independent polls taken show the American public does NOT favour...

Military & War Crimes

Cow Most Sacred: Why Military Spending Remains Untouchable by Andrew Bacevich January 27, 2011 In defense circles, “cutting” the Pentagon bud...

Religion & Faith

How government should address conflicting cultural norms By Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf The Newsweek/Washington Post “On Faith” Web site recently asked me...

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If the national media accurately reports the Nuri al-Maliki statements backing Senator Barack Obama’s 16-month timeline for American troop withdrawals from Iraq in full and in context, this presidential election is over. Barack Obama will be the next president as the main pillar of the McCain campaign, national security cred based on experience, collapses.

The cool, calm, thoughtful academician will have bested the volatile, intemperate, ill-informed neo-con military man. The country will have chosen a John Kennedy over a Curtis LeMay, former head of the Air Force, perhaps remembering JFK’s famous explanation: “IF you have to go, you want LeMay in the lead bomber. But you never want LeMay deciding whether or not you have to go."