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Womens rights are a vital issue in Iraq

This is an edited version of a presentation on Iraq’s constitution organized by the Iraqi Centre for Legal Studies last month in London. The constitution was approved in a national referendum Oct. 15, 2005, with a...

A destructive solution to Americas health care crisis

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) has introduced legislation, the Healthy Americans Act (HAA), that purports to guarantee “universal, private health insurance for all Americans.” He has garnered support for this legislation from Andy Stern, president of SEIU...

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Fervent wishes for the New Year

Every day during December there were reports of young Marines begin killed in Iraq. Each report brought a terrible tinge of fear: would this report be of the 20-year-old Marine Humvee driver who’s been there since...

Hey, recruiters, leave those kids alone

Teachers unions, other public education advocates, parents, administrators and students are gearing up for a big fight on the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind law that will happen this year. Some will be rightfully...