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Had the hundreds of billions of dollars poured into the invasion and occupation of Iraq been put into alternative energy the world might have had a fighting chance.
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Torture Plagiarism
It's one thing to use Chinese toys to bring our children's lead-paint intake up to FDA standards but should we really subject our precious national torture resources to Chinese influence?
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Assuming that people heading to Beijing have already been getting ready mentally, this regimen is for those who want to be informed consumers of Olympic broadcasts.
A Triangle of Human Suffering
As long as we are more concerned about protecting the interests of governments and businesses than protecting people from needless suffering and death, tragedies like those in Darfur and Chad will continue.
Unions Battle New Age Robber Barons
To succeed now, unions must be able to stand toe-to-toe with global corporations on their own turf, which means in many cases unions too must be global.
Guantanamo as Alice in Wonderland
The US administration's basis for holding prisoners without charge or trial in the "War on Terror" belongs in a fantasy world. At the heart of this fantasy world are the Combatant Status Review Tribunals.
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Global corporations have set up a situation in which they are herding workers in a stampede to the bottom. So we created the first global union to face off unregulated multinational corporations.
One World, Disparate Dreams
The detention of activists, coupled with the expulsion of thousands of migrant workers and disabled persons contradicts China's vision for the Olympics, captured by the slogan "One World, One Dream."
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Americans -- who make up just four percent of the planet's population -- use about 25% of the world's resources. For the greatest, best country on the face of the earth, we sure suck at math.
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Why Stuff Happens
Be honest, if there were any justice, then how come most of us know deep down it is entirely possible Donald Rumsfeld might end up dying peacefully and painlessly in his sleep?
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According to a new poll, American public opinion about the Olympic Games, China, and the perceived actions of the host country has changed very little since the Sichuan earthquake.
It's Isolation Stupid! Why Pre-Election Plans to Attack Iran Will Only Backfire
Conditions that Iran cease its uranium enrichment, as well as America's overt talk of bombing, only paint the Islamic Republic into a corner from which it can hardly get out, given its structure.
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Neither the Bush administration nor John McCain shows any sign of having ever thought seriously about this fundamental challenge to US security.
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