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by Mario A. Murillo, Colombia Journal, 15 October 2008 More than 12,000 indigenous activists and representatives of other popular and social sectors of southern Colombia have congregated in the “Territory of Peace and Coexistence” in La Maria Piendamó in Cauca … Continue reading →

Alternate Focus: Washington Post deputy foreign editor Peter Eisner discusses his book “The Italian Letter: How the Bush Administration Used a Fake Letter to Build the Case for War in Iraq”

By Paul Krugman, New York Times, 13 June 2005 Harry Truman tried to create a national health insurance system. Public opinion was initially on his side: Jill Quadagno’s book “One Nation, Uninsured” tells us that in 1945, 75 percent of … Continue reading →

Tom Hurndall, 21, was a young, compassionate man when he went to Gaza in 2003. Months later, while he was rescuing Palestinian children from gunfire, he was shot by an Israeli army sniper. On the eve of a Channel 4 … Continue reading →

Omar Karmi, The National, 11 October 2008 NI’LIN, WEST BANK // Some scrambled up the hill and out of range, eyes tearing, noses running, skin smarting. Others braved the soldiers and broke across the dirt track marking the route of … Continue reading →