Uprising – May 16, 2009
Sonali Kolhatkar presents highlights from "The Power of Nightmares" which looks at the parallels between neoconservatism and political Islam
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Sonali Kolhatkar presents highlights from "The Power of Nightmares" which looks at the parallels between neoconservatism and political Islam
The First 100 Days: Obama's Progressive Mandate; Black Agenda Report on the Profiling of Black Colleges; On May Day, a Call for Labor, Economic, and Immigration Justice; Empire Notes on Prosecuting Torture; Afghanistan Peace and Development Conference Reportback.
Are Hopes for the U.S. Economy Premature?; Empire Notes on the Roots of the Somali Piracy; Mexican Gun Traffickers Obtain Weapons From US Gun Stores; Black Agenda Report on the Antiwar Movement and Obama; Obama Could Overturn "Don't Ask Don't Tell"
Pakistani and Afghan Women Face Misogynist Justice; Empire Notes on American Exceptionalism, Obama-Style; Obama's Cuba Policy Preserves Embargo; Black Agenda Report on the Case of Mumia Abu Jamal; How Wealthy Americans Made Money on Risky Scams and Hid it Offshore.
G-20 Ignores Protesters, Moves Ahead with Neo-Liberal Agenda to Solve Crisis; Black Agenda Report: Comparing Iraq and Afghanistan; New Israeli Government Veers Sharply to the Right; Prospects for Iraqi Peace.
Pentagon Budget Will Not Stimulate Economy; Black Agenda Report on the AIG Executive Bonuses; Obama Leaves Open Room for Indefinite Detention; Empire Notes on Jon Stewart's Recent Interview; Privacy Advocates Up in Arms Over Google's New Advertising Policies.
Obama is Hit With Accusations of Socialism; Empire Notes on the End on Capitalism's Remedy; Congress Takes Up Food Safety; Black Agenda Report on the Economic "N-word"; Women's History Month Special: A Conversation With Betita Martinez.