U.S. Politics

"This Country Needs a Few Good Communists," by Chris Hedges, Truthdig, May 31, 2010

"Obama's Missing Moral Narrative," by George Lakoff, Truthout, May 29, 2010

"Occupied, D.C.: The military-industrial complex invades the capital's subway system," by Stephanie Westbrook, In These Times, May 28, 2010

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Economy

"Detroit to Bulldoze Thousands of Homes in Fight for Survival," Telegraph/UK, May 29, 2010

"Credit Storm in Europe: Business as Usual on Capital Hill," by Mike Whitney, Counterpunch, May 28-30, 2010

"Living Wage Fight Revitalized in New York City," by Michelle Chen, In These Times, May 28, 2010

"Ordinary Workers Would Be Fired in a Second If They Screwed Up Anywhere Nearly as Bad as the Bankers Have," by Dean Baker, AlterNet, May 28, 2010

"Is The SEC Still Working For Wall Street?," by Simon Johnson, Huffington Post, May 28, 2010

"Fear Returns to the Markets," The New York Times, May 25, 2010

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Bush Accountability

"George W. Bush, War President," by Scott Horton, Harper's, May 28, 2010

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International Affairs

"Israelis opened fire before boarding Gaza flotilla, say released activists," Guardian/UK, June 1, 2010

"Obama's Timidity and Deaths at Sea," by Ray McGovern, Common Dreams, June 1, 2010

"Obama Ignores His Own Security Strategy," by Ira Chernus, Antiwar.com, June 1, 2010

"Israel Attacks the Gaza Flotilla: Slaughter at Sea," by Stephen Lendman, Counterpunch, May 31, 2010

"Obama withholds condemnation of Gaza flotilla clashes, calls for clarification of 'facts,'" Haaretz, May 31, 2010

"Secret order gives military too much leeway on covert ops," Boston Globe editorial, May 31, 2010

"Storm of protest over 9 deaths in Israeli raid on Gaza flotilla" McClatchy Newspapers, May 31, 2010

"Israel's Attack on Us All," by Jonathan Cook, Counterpunch, May 31, 2010

"His Brand is Crisis: Carville, Colombia and BP " by Nikolas Kozloff, Counterpunch, May 31, 2010

"Israel attacks Gaza aid fleet," Al Jazeera English, May 31, 2010

"Israeli Commandos Kill Gaza Aid Volunteers," by Max Ajl, Truthout, May 31, 2010

"Israel Murders Human Rights Workers Delivering Humanitarian Aid," by Marjorie Cohn, Common Dreams, May 31, 2010

"Gaza aid boats risk showdown with Israel navy," Agence France Presse, May 28, 2010

"US Slams Turkey, Brazil Over Iran," by Robert Dreyfuss, The Nation, May 28, 2010

"Sleepwalking with Iran," by by Stephen M. Walt, Foreign Policy, May 26, 2010

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"Postwar" Occupation of Iraq, Afghanistan

"McChrystal calls Marjah a 'bleeding ulcer' in Afghan campaign," McClatchy Newspapers, May 24, 2010

"Operators of Drones Are Faulted in Afghan Deaths," The New York Times, May 29, 2010

"Iraq: Paralyzed, Dejected, Corrupt," by Patrick Cockburn, Counterpunch, May 28-30, 2010

"U.S. Senate Rejects Exit Timetable for Afghanistan," Reuters, May 27, 2010

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Civil Liberties/ Human Rights

"Smear tactics tar protesters," by Linda McQuaig, Toronto Star/Canada, June 1, 2010

"Is Thompkins About Shahzad?" by Steve Vladeck, Balkinization, June 1, 2010

"Mere Silence Doesn't Invoke Miranda, Justices Rule" The New York Times, June 1, 2010

"The Grim Future of Bagram Litigation," by Aisha Ghani, Common Dreams, May 30, 2010

"Legal Groups Protest Probe of Guantánamo Lawyers," by William Fisher, Inter Press Service, May 29, 2010

"Another Blow to Guantánamo Plan," The New York Times, May 28, 2010

"The Obama-Gates Department of Detentions," by Scott Horton, Harper's, May 28, 2010

"Court to Guantánamo Uighurs: Accept resettlement or stay in prison," Christian Science Monitor, May 28, 2010

"Toronto police get 'sound cannons' for G20," Toronto Star/Canada, May 27, 2010

"Democrats and the McCarthyite attack on detainee lawyers," by Glenn Greenwald, Salon, May 27, 2010

"U.S. demands civilian trials -- except in the U.S.," by Glenn Greenwald, Salon, May 26, 2010

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Environment and Sustainability

"U.S. Opens Criminal Inquiry Into Gulf Oil Spill," The New York Times, June 1, 2010

"BP clashes with scientists over deep sea oil pollution," Guardian/UK, June 1, 2010

"Top kill's failure means Gulf oil spill will only get worse," McClatchy Newspapers, May 30, 2010

"Oil to Spill Into Gulf 'for at Least Two More Months,'" Telegraph/UK, May 30, 2010

"Nigeria's agony dwarfs the Gulf oil spill. The US and Europe ignore it," by John Vidal, Observer/UK, May 30, 2010

"'This Scares Everybody' says BP: Top Kill Fails, Imperils Gulf; 'There are no Solar Spills,'" by Juan Cole, Informed Comment, May 30, 2010

"Worse or Worser in the Gulf? ulf Grief, Toxic Contractors and Media Mania," by Greg Moses, Counterpunch, May 28-30, 2010

"Leading the World's Green Industrial Revolution," by Tom Weis, Denver Post, May 28, 2010

"Oil spill's scope threatens Gulf's endangered marine life," McClatchy Newspapers, May 28, 2010

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Media

"Servile Journalism for Memorial Day," by John V. Walsh, Antiwar.com, May 31, 2010

"The Great Telecom Rip-Off," by David Rosen & Bruce Kushnick, Counterpunch, May 28-30, 2010

"Fake ACORN Pimp Pleads Guilty; the New Yorker Adds its Voice to the Anti-ACORN Story," by John Atlas, Common Dreams, May 28, 2010

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Activism

"Nonviolence and the Gaza Freedom Movement," by Nathan Schneider, Waging Nonviolence, May 31, 2010

"Why Misogynists Make Great Informants: How Gender Violence on the Left Enables State Violence in Radical Movements," by Courtney Desiree Morris, make/shift, May 30, 2010

"Immigration Rallies Drawing Crowds to Phoenix," Associated Press, May 29, 2010

"Flotilla Set for Final Leg of Gaza Blockade-Busting Bid," Agence France Presse, May 28, 2010

"Gaza Flotilla: This is What Smart Strategy Looks Like," by Ira Chernus, Common Dreams, May 28, 2010

"Rage Against the Machine Lead Arizona Boycott," Guardian/UK, May 27, 2010

"5 Protesters Arrested at Chevron Annual Meeting," Democracy Now!, May 27, 2010

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