U.S.
Firefighters and prescription drugs
June 7, 2008Suppose your house is burning down with your family trapped inside. When the fire department arrives at the scene, they tell you the rescue will cost $1 million. After all, aren’t your family and your house...
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Kurdish question and fruits of imperialism
June 7, 2008An ongoing guerilla war is raging in Southeastern Turkey and Kurdish regions of U.S.-occupied Iraq. The war is led by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which since its inception in Turkey has fought for a socialist...
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McCains bottomless sewer
June 7, 2008John McCain has repeatedly been forced to dump campaign advisers exposed as lobbyists for fascist-like regimes and transnational corporations. Six of his highest ranking operatives were recently forced out including Doug Goodyear — McCain’s choice to...
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Hope, change, unity, history
June 7, 2008After 17 months and 56 primaries and caucuses, and after an unprecedented 35 million people cast their votes during the nominating process, Sen. Barack Obama became the first African American who could claim the nomination of...
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Transit crunch may spark new vision
June 7, 2008OAKLAND, Calif. — Just when soaring gas prices, clogged highways and deepening worries about global warming are leading Americans to abandon their cars for public transit, a budget squeeze is wrapping itself like a boa constrictor...
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