Daily in countless classrooms across the U.S., teachers are using standardized curriculum to prepare their students to take and score highly on high- read more »
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It is very difficult for an old liberal like me to be sympathetic about the plight of the corporate media, given the way they have behaved of late. B read more »
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In the wake of his furious denunciations precipitated by his pastor’s suggestion that the U.S. is anything other than a victim of terrorist vio read more »
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Back in 2003, when Obama was a candidate for the US Senate in the Illinois Democratic primary this reporter and Glen Ford challenged him on the fact read more »
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While Georgians see themselves as part of Europe, “the whole history of Georgia is of Georgian kings writing to Western kings for help, or for unders read more »
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According to Hegel, attaining “self-consciousness” is a process that necessarily involves the other. How am I to become conscious of myse read more »
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On April 30th, reporters flocked to the penthouse suite of a Midtown Manhattan hotel where fifteen representatives of the Rockefeller dynasty were ho read more »
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Excerpt: Updated at 12:20 a.m. EDT, May 9, 2008 At least 48 Iraqis were killed and 70 more were wounded in the latest violence. Clashes continue in S read more »
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Excerpt: As human rights groups demanded the release of a report on a long-running investigation of the role of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( read more »
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Excerpt: Growing impatience in Congress over the enormous costs being racked up by the Iraq war, as well as the Pentagon's belief that it needs more read more »
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Excerpt: BEIRUT -- Al-Qaeda's second-in-command, Ayman Zawahiri, announced in an audiotape broadcast April 21 that Islamic groups would play a pivota read more »
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Excerpt: Late on Thursday evening, I joined in the widespread celebrations -- at least in those parts of the world that care about the injustice of h read more »
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Excerpt: "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."

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Excerpt: Updated at 7:15 p.m. EDT, May 8, 2008 Iraqi authorities ordered residents of Sadr City to temporarily abandon the Shi'ite suburb of Baghdad read more »
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Excerpt: The first shots of what appears to be a renewed Lebanese civil war rang out three days ago as the U.S.-backed government cracked down on Hez read more »
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Excerpt: JERUSALEM -- As Israel marks its 60th anniversary, Israelis are deeply pessimistic about the prospects of peace with their neighbors, with a read more »
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Excerpt: NEW DELHI -- Faced with continuing domestic opposition to the United States-India nuclear cooperation deal, the Indian government has launch read more »
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Excerpt: As U.S. television networks continue their silence about their use of retired military officers to "sell" progress in Iraq, members of the U read more »
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Excerpt: For decades most Americans weren't aware that there was a Georgia other than the southern state. Today most Americans probably still aren't read more »
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Excerpt: In a joint press conference held this week with the head of the European Commission, Mohamed ElBaradei, Director-General of the Internationa read more »
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Excerpt: BAQUBA -- The water supply is drying out in what was once the agriculturally rich Diyala province north of Baghdad. Baquba, the capital city read more »
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