Analysis
Zones of conflict: challenge to African unity
September 21, 2007There is a new danger plaguing Africa: zones of conflict are expanding into regional wars that take an ever-increasing human toll. In the recent past, Africa was wracked by wars for liberation from colonial rule, coups...
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Rethinking Toyota, autoworkers and allies
September 21, 2007People who own Toyotas are either the moral equivalent of scabs or they are one of the most potentially powerful allies U.S. organized labor has today.
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Bottom line: occupation is the problem
September 14, 2007News Analysis Gen. David Petraeus’ testimony to Congress was long-awaited. Many moderate Republicans who claim to be uncomfortable with President Bush’s ongoing Iraq war policy insisted on waiting for Petraeus’ September report rather than making “rash”...
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Is Bush planning war on Iran?
September 7, 2007News Analysis The Sunday Times of London is reporting that the Pentagon has plans for three days of massive air strikes against 1,200 targets in Iran. Last week, Alexis Debat, director of terrorism and national security...
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A look behind the housing crisis
August 31, 2007Close to a million families lost their homes last year. This year, it will likely be 2 million. There were 25,000 layoffs in the mortgage industry in the first three weeks of August. Building supply and...
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