Copenhagen Explained: A Game Of Double Jeopardy
This Is A Special From Mother Jones, Written By David Corn. At the Copenhagen summit, there isn't a negotiating process to reach a climate pact. Ther...
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Why Isn't Health Care an American Right?
Terry Humphrey | Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics
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The U.S. Senate has never ratified the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of 1966, one provision of which would mandate universal health care.
The Bloodless Coup of the Global Financial Stability Board: From Guidelines to Rules
Ellen Brown | Posted 07.25.2009 | Business
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Political colonialism is now a thing of the past, but under the new Financial Stability Board guidelines, nations can still be held in feudalistic subservience to foreign masters.
Exceptionalism is Wearing Thin
Judith Blau | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics
There are only 15 "core" human rights treaties that are in force. In the case of 3, the US has signed, without ratifying, them. In the case of 7, the US has neither ratified nor signed them.
Confirm Harold Koh as State Department Legal Adviser
Brandt Goldstein | Posted 05.02.2009 | Politics
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Harold Koh is a brilliant and hard-working lawyer with a strong dedication to protecting America's interests and upholding our Constitution.
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