All Views Articles for 2014-01-22

Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Ralph Nader
America’s Invisible and Costly Human Rights Crisis
When the news broke years ago that U.S. forces were using torture on prisoners at Guantanamo Bay detention camp, many politicians and the public expressed appropriate horror. There was shock and...
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Marge Baker
First Things First: Why the United States Need a Pro-Democracy Movement
Until we fix our democracy problem, it's hard to fix any problem.
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Ilyse Hogue
2014: The Year the Pro-Choice Crowd Fights Back
The anniversary of Roe v. Wade always brings familiar sights in Washington, D.C., and this Jan. 22, the 41st anniversary of that landmark Supreme Court case, is no different. Anti-choice protesters...
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Froma Harrop
Single Payer Is Not Dead
The prospects for single-payer health care -- adored by many liberals, despised by private health insurers and looking better all the time to others -- did not die in the Affordable Care Act. It was...
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Kumi Naidoo
Davos: The Shifting Nature of Power and the Shifting Power of Nature
Those attending the WEF are largely focused on the symptoms of various crises not the causes or the cures.
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David Suzuki
Rail vs. Pipeline Is the Wrong Question
Debating the best way to do something we shouldn’t be doing in the first place is a sure way to end up in the wrong place. That’s what’s happening with the “rail versus pipeline” discussion.
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Norman Solomon, Abba Solomon
The Blind Alley of J Street and Liberal American Zionism
Since its founding six years ago, J Street has emerged as a major Jewish organization under the banner “Pro-Israel, Pro-Peace.” By now J Street is able to be a partial counterweight to AIPAC, the...
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Adam Parsons
The Sharing Economy: A Short Introduction to Its Political Evolution
In recent years, the concept and practice of sharing resources is fast becoming a mainstream phenomenon across North America, Western Europe and other world regions. The internet is awash with...
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Mark Weisbrot
Greece: Signs of Growth Come As Austerity Eases
The IMF's austerity plan hasn't worked. Greece's possible recovery is down to a construction programme boosting the economy
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Jonathan Cook
Cracks in the Alliance: Finally Daylight Between Israel and US?
Things have come to a strange state of affairs when Washington regards Avigdor Lieberman, Israel’s far-right foreign minister, as the voice of moderation in the Israeli cabinet.
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Jim Hightower
The Millionaires' Congress vs. The People
The rich truly are different from you and me — they tend to hold seats in Congress.
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Alex Jensen
Davos: Peeling Back the Veneer of the World Economic Forum
In no way should The World Economic Forum be allowed to insert itself as a legitimate voice on the resolution of the very issues that its agenda – the perpetual growth of its partners – precipitates
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