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Challenges and possibilities in the time of economic crisis
December 13, 2008Given the current situation, it is apparent that the Obama administration enters the White House with huge challenges. At the same time, no president in recent memory brings to the job so much popular good will,...
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Time to build a new mass movement for a peace economy
December 6, 2008It’s hard to overestimate the change Nov. 4 has brought in its wake. We have entered a new era, with a new political dynamic calling for new tactics to advance the agenda shaped in the course...
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EDITORIAL: Hope, change for Iraq and beyond
December 6, 2008In spite of himself, George W. Bush has been forced to start extricating the U.S. from the Iraq war nightmare, a process President-elect Obama has promised to complete. A total U.S. withdrawal from Iraq can mark...
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Making sense of the senseless, Mumbai and its implications
December 2, 2008Voraciously reading through Indian news sites (The Hindu, Times of India, The Hindustan), political and social sites, especially Twitter, I’m trying to makes sense of the seemingly senseless invasion of India’s financial and cultural capital, Mumbai....
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OPINION: A fitting end to a failed presidency
November 27, 2008In less than two months, George W. Bush will leave the White House and officially turn the reins of government over to Barack Obama. At that time, President-elect Obama will become President Obama, and Bush will...
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