| Feb 1, 2010 | Rights / DemocracyIn days of yore they called them the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: War, Famine, Pestilence, and Death—the scourges of humankind. They’re still around, but now they carry new names: Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Alito, and Kennedy—the conservative...
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| Jan 25, 2010 | Peace / SecurityThis article was distributed by Minuteman Media and originally appeared on Common Dreams on 1/25/10. The recent Taliban attacks on Kabul provide another wake-up call about why this war in Afghanistan simply isn’t going to work. It won’t bring security to...
| | Peace / SecurityWhether you are reading this article in Tampa or Tucson, Los Angeles or Long Island, one thing is for certain: It’s six minutes to midnight. While this may not be the normal mode of timekeeping for your dinner plans, it’s true for the “Doomsday...
| | Economy / BusinessWhen I grew up in Texas, the dance we all learned was the Texas two-step. But times have changed. The next big dance these days could be called the Social Security double shuffle. A good number of senators are waltzing to the music of the “let’s cut Social...
