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Callers from around the country ask about the presence of U.S. troops around the world, their role, and how U.S. military capabilities compare with other countries in this C-SPAN Washington Journal segment.
A protest at the World Bank supported El Salvador’s attempts to say no to gold mining and yes to democracy.
The government of Peru is getting tough on traffickers and encouraging farmers to plant alternative crops, but will it work?
The Harvard students who occupied their campus are not betraying their class, but forming part of a long tradition of citizens with a conscience.
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December 29 - Callers from around the country ask about the presence of U.S. troops around the world, their role, and how U.S. military capabilities compare with other countries in this C-SPAN Washington Journal segment. By Phyllis Bennis
Op-Ed
Two Cold War Milestones
December 26 - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and Czech leader Vaclav Havel, although political opposites, shared some things in common. By John Feffer, published in The Asheville (NC) Citizen-Times and The (Worthington, MN) Daily Globe
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[VIDEO] Worst Violence in Months Hits Baghdad
December 23 - A series of blasts in Baghdad which are believed to have killed at least 72 people in an apparently coordinated attack is the topic of this RT interview. By Phyllis Bennis
Commentary
North Korea on the Verge of a New Era?
December 22 - The Obama administration has achance to use the death of Kim Jong Il to open a new chapter in its relationship with North Korea. By John Feffer
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Nigeria with Nukes
January 3 - Millions of people have thronged the streets of cities all over the world this last year to protest the influence of money on power--the corruption in Mubarak's Egypt and Ben Ali's Tunisia, the malign effects of Wall Street and other financial institutions, the power elite in Russia. By John Feffer
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Shedding Light on Immigration
December 27 - A Vietnamese-American artist who arrived in the United States with one son and one shoe seeks to capture the debate on immigration in a huge mural. By Peter Certo
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'Tis the Season to Shop at Tiffany's
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Russians United against United Russia
December 23 - Russians are coming out onto the streets to transform their country once again. By Dimitar Indzhov
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We the People are the 99 Percent
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Human Rights over Corporate Rights: Taking on the Trade Laws of the 1 Percent
December 29 - A protest at the World Bank supported El Salvador's attempts to say no to gold mining and yes to democracy. By Robin Broad and John Cavanagh
Blog
VIDEO: World Bank Protest, Pacific Rim v. El Salvador
December 20 - On December 15, 2011, a number of civil society groups came together to oppose the World Bank tribunal that is deciding the case Pacific Rim v. El Salvador, a case that may set a precedent for future tribunals and chart a devastating course for El Salvador. By John Cavanagh and Manuel Perez-Rocha
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Architects of Change
December 20 - Want to build a new society for peace, justice, and sustainability? Ask an architect. By John Feffer
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Groups come together outside World Bank tribunal to defend El Salvador, defeat unfair trade policy
December 15 - Over 100 people protested today at the World Bank building, as a tribunal housed inside the building decided the fate of El Salvador under the provisions of CAFTA. By Lacy MacAuley
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Open Letter to World Bank Officials on Pacific Rim-El Salvador Case
December 12 - Pacific Rim is suing El Salvador for up to hundreds of millions of dollars under the U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement for not approving a mining license. Since Canada isn't part of this agreement, Pacific Rim opened a subsidiary in Reno, Nevada. By Manuel Perez-Rocha
