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Progressives in the Age of Obama
After eight years of being on the outside under Bush, we need to now take advantage of the opportunities now afforded us under Obama, who is allowing progressives more access to power. How do we work with the administration while not succumbing to "Well, at least he's not Bush" or "At least he's letting us in" mentality?
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PeaceReview
Review: 'The Bomb'
July 29 - Howard Zinn's last book leaves us with words that bring together thought, action, and passion. By Marcus Raskin
World Beat
Obama: Faking Right?
July 27 - Obama may be fooling us all by faking right and dribbling right -- but it's our responsibility to close down that lane and make sure he drives to the left. By John Feffer
Blog
The Wikileaks Afghan War Diary: More Evidence of a Failed Mission
July 26 - The leaks just fill in details of what we already knew: that the Afghan War is too costly to continue. By Phyllis Bennis
Media Advisory
Statement from Phyllis Bennis, Director of the New Internationalism Project
July 26 - The Institute's Middle East expert issues a statement on the Wikileaks release on U.S./NATO actions in Afghanistan and Pakistan. By Phyllis Bennis
Blog
A Really Big Show: Bigwigs Gather in Kabul...for What, Exactly?
July 23 - More meetings on Afghanistan result in nothing new. Let's tell Congress we're sick of the vast amounts of money and lives wasted. By Phyllis Bennis
Op-Ed
Beware of the Cowardly Deficit Vulture
July 26 - It nests with corporations, squawking for tax breaks, bailouts and military contracts that have little to do with national security. By Chuck Collins, published in Common Dreams
Blog
Organizing Against Arizona's Immigration Law
July 21 - What's being done to counter the detrimental effects of the law on children -- and what you can do to help. By Tiffany Williams
Speech
Investment Rules in Trade Agreements: Korea-U.S. and Beyond
July 21 - IPS Global Economy Director Sarah Anderson presented this slideshow at a congressional briefing sponsored by Rep. Mike Michaud on July 19, 2010. By Sarah Anderson
Op-Ed
The Business Case Against Overseas Tax Havens
July 21 - Why are small businesses paying more in taxes than huge corporations? By Chuck Collins, published in The Kansas City Star
Op-Ed
Misguided U.S. Economic Policies Drive Many Mexicans to Come Here
July 19 - Most immigrants would prefer to stay at home with their families and live their own culture, eat their own food, and listen to their own music. By Manuel Pérez-Rocha, published in Truthout and Common Dreams and AlterNet and The Santa Clarita (CA) Signal
Policy Report
Factsheet: Investing in Our Future Act of 2010 (H.R. 5783)
July 26 - Using a Currency Transaction Levy to Raise Resources to Address Global Health and Climate Change in Developing Countries By Janet Redman
Blog
Mining Whistleblower Speaks out Against Massey
July 23 - Jack Spadaro speaks out on how the Massey mine disaster could have been prevented. By Daphne Wysham
Commentary
Latin America: Climate Change Swing States
July 22 - Obama's climate change guy Todd Stern has just wrapped up a tour of Latin America. It wasn't vacation: more like a critical lobbying opportunity. By Janet Redman
Op-Ed
The Rhetoric-Reality Gulf
July 16 - Network media mavens evoke disaster about the Gulf's fate, while the gulf between reality and rhetoric grows accordingly. By Saul Landau
Report
Plutonium Wastes from the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Complex
July 12 - This report estimates that from 1944 to 2009, about 12.7 metric tons of plutonium were discarded at U.S. nuclear weapon production facilities. This is more than three times than the U.S. Department of Energy's last official estimate of waste losses made in 1996. By Robert Alvarez, published in The New York Times and The News Tribune (Northwest) and Oregon Public Broadcasting