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Shadow wars: Is civilian control of war slipping away?
May 29, 2009Original source: Sudan: The two F-16s caught the trucks deep in the northern desert. Within minutes, the column of vehicles was a string of shattered wrecks burning fiercely in the January sun. Surveillance drones spotted a...
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In Israel, democratic rights in peril
May 29, 2009The Israeli government this week took a new step to suppress democratic rights in Israel. The government has approved a bill banning all commemoration of the Palestinian Nakba of 1948, under penalty of imprisonment. [Nakba -...
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U.S. a center-left nation, progressive leaders say
May 28, 2009WASHINGTON — Progressive leaders today released a new report showing that, on most issues, across the nation moderates line up with liberals, not conservatives. Rock the Vote executive director Heather Smith and Women’ Voices, Women’s Votes...
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Anti-union, anti-gov’t group takes aim at public health plan
May 28, 2009It doesn’t take much scratching beneath the surface of the web site “Patients United Now” to see its anti-union, far-right roots.
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Activists vow struggle after Prop. 8 ruling
May 28, 2009The California State Supreme Court's decision to uphold a referendum banning gay marriage and creating a segregated category for civil unions earned a sharp rebuke this week from civil rights organizations. In the case of Strauss...
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