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Homeowners Get Help in DC, But Not From Government

Matthew Palevsky | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Freddie Mac, Fdic, Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America, Paulson, Matthew Palevsky, Housing Crisis, Homeowners, The Real News, Fannie May, Mortgage Crisis, Politics News
Matthew Palevsky

2008-07-24-forclosure.jpg This week thousands of homeowners lined sixtieth street, 3 blocks from the White House, waiting for help to lower their mortgage rates.

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Iran and the US: Beyond the War of Rhetoric

The Real News | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hezbollah, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran, Security, The Real News, Nuclear Weapons, Ahmadinejad, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Politics News
The Real News

McCain's belief that Iran is going to hand weapons over to terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah is unlikely because the Iranian government is fully aware that other countries could identify Iran as the provider.

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Fannie and Freddie Symptoms of Larger Problem

The Real News | Posted 07.15.2008 | Business

Read More: Federal Reserve, Fannie Mae, Ron Blackwell, Shareholders, Subprime Mortgages, Freddie Mac, The Real News, Matt Palevsky, Economy, Business News
The Real News

Chief economist at the AFL-CIO Ron Blackwell believes that while bailing out Fannie and Freddie is important, politicians shouldn't lose sight of the broader economic crisis.

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Arianna Huffington on the Media, McCain, and Obama

Matthew Palevsky | Posted 06.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Right Is Wrong, Matthew Palevsky, News Media, Election 2008, The Real News, Mccain Voting Scandal, Obama Foreign Policy, Arianna Huffington, John McCain, Democratic Convention, Politics News
Matthew Palevsky

2008-06-15-ahuff2.jpg Last week I interviewed Arianna Huffington on two central topics in Right is Wrong. I couldn't help getting her candid opinion on Barack Obama as well.

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Exclusive Interview With Two Iraqi Members of Parliament: Is Bush Trying to Cement Long-Term Presence in Iraq?

Matthew Palevsky | Posted 06.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Muqtda Al-Sadr, Khalaf Al-Ilyan, Sadrists, Matthew Palevsky, Security Pact, Prime Minister Al-Maliki, Nadim Al-Jaberi, Un, President Bush, Iraq, Us, The Real News, Politics News
Matthew Palevsky

2008-06-08-Picture11.jpg Mystery surrounding the specifics of the security pact has not prevented widespread outrage in Iraq over reports that it will prolong US military presence indefinitely and impinge on Iraqi sovereignty.

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Is McCain Building An Iran War Drum?

Matthew Palevsky | Posted 06.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ahmadinejad, Mccain, Matthew Plaevksy, Middle East, Senator John McCain, Hezbollah, Aipac, Iran, Hamas, The Real News, Israel, Aijaz Ahmed, Nuclear Bomb, Nie, Politics News
Matthew Palevsky

Kowtowing to an Israeli fear of Iran, McCain used the AIPAC forum to reinforce his three most dubious and dangerous policy claims and beat the drums of war.

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Fear of Islam Hurts Obama in Kentucky

Matthew Palevsky | Posted 05.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Islam, Bradley Effect, Democratic Primary, Politico, Barack Obama, Matthew Palevsky, Kentucky, Racism, Rumors, Election 2008, The Real News, Politics News
Matthew Palevsky

One might have thought that the Wright scandal would have extinguished Obama's rumored connection to Islam. Instead, it has only strengthened the spurious claims about his faith.

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Why You Need To Watch 'The Real News'

Ben Cohen | Posted 05.21.2008 | Media

Read More: Paul Jay, Independent Television, Independent Media, The Real News, Media News
Ben Cohen

The Real News is a serious, non-corporate news organization featuring journalism and analysis that MSNBC could only dream about.

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Strategery: Bush Attacks Obama and Weakens America

Matthew Palevsky | Posted 05.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Pepe Escobar, Democratic Primary, Comfort of Appeasement, Nancy Pelosi, Senator Biden, Matthew Palevsky, Middle East, Obama, Iran, Election 2008, The Real News, President Bush, Israel, Politics News
Matthew Palevsky

Instead of focusing on the ethics of mudslinging, more should follow Biden's lead and address the potentially dire ramifications of Thursday's reckless hubris.

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Facing Racism in America

Matthew Palevsky | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Primary, Barack Obama, Senator Obama, Senator Clinton, Matthew Palevsky, West Virginia, Racism, Election 2008, Martinsberg, The Real News, Race, Hillary Clinton, Politics News
Matthew Palevsky

2008-05-15-realnews.jpg While covering the primary in West Virginia, I encountered shocking racism only hinted at by Tuesday's exit polls.

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The Media's Perpetuation of Racism

Matthew Palevsky | Posted 05.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Divide and Conquer, Dwight Hopkins, Barack Obama, Matthew Palevsky, Reverend Moss, Trinity United Church of Christ, Primary Election, The Real News, Reverend Wright, Politics News
Matthew Palevsky

Trinity United Church of Christ practices what it preaches, agreeing with the views of Wright while still supporting Obama's candidacy.

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Why is Clinton Pandering to the Right?

Matthew Palevsky | Posted 04.26.2008 | Home

Read More: Democratic Primary, Tom Hayden, Senator Clinton, Matthew Palevsky, Iran, Nuclear Attack, Senator Lieberman, The Real News, Hillary Clinton, Home News
Matthew Palevsky

Clinton recently unveiled her new policy platform of "massive retaliation" against Iran in the event of a war between Iran and Israel. This Middle Ea...

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Lose-Lose in Pennsylvania

Matthew Palevsky | Posted 04.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Primary, Pennsylvania Primary, Senator Obama, Senator Clinton, Matthew Palevsky, Hillary Clinton, Philadelphia, The Real News, Barack Obama, Politics News
Matthew Palevsky

In the wake of the Pennsylvania primary, Democrats across America are spending their coffee breaks lamenting the vacuous politics that will inevitably drag on into June.

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Ex-CIA Analyst Outs Cheney

Matthew Palevsky | Posted 04.15.2008 | Home

Read More: Cheney, Raymond Mcgovern, Matthew Palevsky, Mcgovern, Donald Rumsfeld, Petraeus, The Real News, Iraq, General Petraeus, Crocker, Nouri Al Maliki, Dick Cheney, Wmds, Home News
Matthew Palevsky

What could have possessed Prime Minister Maliki to rush headlong into a battle he was thoroughly unprepared for? The Bush Administration has responde...

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Did Petraeus Part Ways With The Neocons?

Matthew Palevsky | Posted 04.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Committee on the Present Danger, Iran, Lieberman, Bomb Iran, Senator McCain, Mccain, Petraeus, Senator Lieberman, The Real News, Crocker, Matthew Palevsky, Neocons, Neoconservatives, Iraq, Real News, Politics News
Matthew Palevsky

Those who expected General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker to beat the drums of war during this week's Senate hearings must be disappointed. Joe Lieberman certainly was.

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McSame As Bush: McCain's Road To Iran

Matthew Palevsky | Posted 04.08.2008 | Home

Read More: Wmd, Therealnews, Real News, Bush, Al Qaeda, Matthew Palevsky, Sunni, Mccain, Iran, Shia, The Real News, Iraq, Home News
Matthew Palevsky

McCain's "straight talk" on the wages of war and Iran has the irony of a recovering alcoholic doing Johnny Walker ads.

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Conflict over fundamental change in Bolivia

Matthew Palevsky | Posted 01.29.2008 | Home

Read More: Guevara, Real News, Morales, Matthew Palevsky, Oil, Bolivia, Evo Morales, Socialism, Jean Paul Guevara, The Real News, Evo, Autonomy, Home News
Matthew Palevsky

Internal conflict continues in Bolivia between the government and the country's southern province. The oil rich South has demanded autonomy in respons...

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