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Reading The Pictures: America All Pumped Up In Korengal Valley

Michael Shaw | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Michael Shaw

2009-05-10-pumpingiron.jpgAt first, I thought this photo of Spc. Taylor Jordan lifting weights in the Korengal Valley was published out of irony.

A New President and a New Generation Seek a Nuclear Weapons Free Future

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Jim Wallis

A new generation of Evangelical Christians launched The Two Futures Project whose mission is "for the abolition of all nuclear weapons."

America's Essential Political Insanity

Ian Welsh | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Ian Welsh

In America, you can get away with being nuts as long as enough people are benefiting from you being insane.

The Audacity of Souter's Successor

Dave Astor | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Dave Astor

There are many American women qualified to succeed Souter on the way-too-male court, but Barack Obama has his eye on a guy -- namely, Barack Obama!

Goodbye/Hello 2 "Consumer: a Retro Concept"

Patt Cottingham | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Patt Cottingham

Goodbye to the limiting branding and marketing models of consumerism. Hello to taping into the richer branding and marketing models of citizenry.

People-to-People-Based Foreign Policy

Kenneth Wollack | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Kenneth Wollack

We can foster connections and exchanges that can build trust, demonstrate our values, and blend people together in a web of relationships that cross borders and cultural divides.

The Obamas Get Jazzy With New First Dog Named: Bo!

Wendy Diamond | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Wendy Diamond

Kudos to the Obama family. They researched the best breed that fit their family, they consulted Ted Kennedy, who has Portuguese Water Dogs, and they "adopted" a dog that had been returned.

Martin Wolf: Cutting Back Financial Capitalism Is America's Big Test

Financial Times | Martin Wolf | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Is the US Russia? The question seems provocative, if not outrageous. Yet the person asking it is Simon Johnson, former chief economist at the Internat...

Metal Music Morocco: Where West and East Co-Exist

Mohsin Mohi-Ud Din | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Mohsin Mohi-Ud Din

There is something really cool and special about seeing a girl wearing a Hijab who throws up the universal Metal/Rock sign with her hands.

Is America's Love Affair With The "Exburbs" Over?

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Jean Bell didn't plan to take care of her neighbor's lawn when she moved to this cluster of brick townhouses hard by the freeway. But the house next ...

Yes, America Has AIDS Orphans -- Lots

Chris Norwood | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Chris Norwood

As Madonna and Angelina Jolie comb the world for orphans, American children who have lost parents to AIDS seem to have no celebrity champions.

Obama Declares Himself President-For-Life (No Fooling!)

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Chris Weigant

"I am ashamed at getting my stimulus bill passed so quickly. Republicans, those masters of bipartisanship, offered their sincere efforts to delay this bill for months and, I admit, I ignored them."

The Personal Politics of Hopelessness

Ian Welsh | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Ian Welsh

Then there are a fair number of politicians who will tell you about the lousy jobs they had as teenagers, or maybe in their early twenties. But they knew they weren't staying there.

Gaddafi Storms Out Of Arab Summit, Slams Saudi King For Pro-Americanism

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Doha, Qatar - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi stormed out of an Arab summit on Monday after denouncing the Saudi king for his long ties to the West. Ga...

Afghanistan War: The West's 'Fatal Mistakes'

The Independent | Patrick Cockburn | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

After seven long years in which it seemed a sideshow to the bigger conflict in Iraq, the war in Afghanistan has reached a critical point. The US must ...

American College Reporters See Israel Up Close In The Editors Screened Tomorrow in DC

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Karin Kloosterman

Six university newspaper editors from America visited Israel for the first time last December, and the already planned trip happened to coincide with the first week of the recent Gaza Conflict.

Russian-American Relations "Deeply Troubled"

AP | BARRY SCHWEID | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

WASHINGTON — The United States should seek Russia's close cooperation in dealing with Iran and solicit Moscow's participation or at least acquiescen...

Sluggish Economy Affects Number of College Girls Going Wild

Tom McCaffrey | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Tom McCaffrey

Spring Break '09 showed the lowest amount of drunken women taking off their tops for video cameras ever.

America Today -- WTF?

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Charles Karel Bouley

As we sit around asking, the country is falling in shambles around us. Life preservers are being thrown out to the lucky, well-connected few and most are sitting around saying, "WTF?"

Find The American City That Fits You

ABC News | SARAH NETTER | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

Feeling sad? Bursting with energy? Enjoying the invigorating swagger of being a man's man? There's a city out there for you. A variety of research or...

On Aasiya Hassan's Murder

Naazish YarKhan | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Naazish YarKhan

Aasiya Hassan's murder is horrific, but perhaps her story will give our community reason for pause and encourage countless other women to journey out of violence.

An American Brand the World Already Believes In

Aaron Sherinian and Tom Miller | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Aaron Sherinian and Tom Miller

One of the world's great ironies is that America, the country that perfected the art of the brand, is often unable to channel its positive marketing power with foreign audiences

Rosie O'Donnell's "America" Marks Her Return To TV -- On Lifetime

AP | RYAN PEARSON | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Rosie O'Donnell says she doesn't have time these days to view "The View." "I don't watch it too much," O'Donnell said. ...

America Beyond Compare?

Michael Sigman | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Michael Sigman

Why does everything American have to be better than everything else? Candidates for public office constantly embarrass themselves by insisting that Americans are the best.

Keeping Down With The Joneses: A Top Ten List

Emily Bracken | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Emily Bracken

Illegal immigrants' work ethic becomes a source of national pride. No one works so hard for so little money with such inadequate health care.