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U-turn in Afghanistan

August 26, 2010 By Marilyn Bechtel

As the ninth anniversary of the war in Afghanistan approaches, the war is failing, casualties are escalating among both U.S.-NATO forces and Afghan civilians, and Americans' support for the conflict is at its lowest ebb.

Dismembering Afghanistan

August 16, 2010 By Conn Hallinan

The United States and its North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies have lost the war in Afghanistan, but "defeat" does not mean the war is over.

Gates announces Pentagon cuts, but not really

August 11, 2010 By Susan Webb

When Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced Pentagon spending cuts on Monday, he indicated it was an effort to squelch growing calls for cutting the bloated military budget.

CWA takes sober look at labor’s challenges

July 30, 2010 By Mark Gruenberg

WASHINGTON (PAI)--Saying labor's current struggle "is not hopeless, just hard," Communications Workers President Larry Cohen laid out a long list of challenges his union and the rest of the movement face in the months and years...

War funding passes but unease grows

July 28, 2010 By Susan Webb

A record 102 Democrats, more than a third of the 255 Democrats in the House, voted against the bill, compared to 32 who opposed a similar bill last year.