450 Bases and it's Not Over Yet: The Pentagon’s Plans for Prisons, Drones, and Black Ops in Afghanistan
By Nick Turse / TomDispatch.com
The super-secure facility at the massive air base in Kandahar is just one of many building projects the U.S. military currently has planned or underway in Afghanistan.
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Thousands Protest in the Streets in Athens as Greece Rams Through Austerity Package
By Ian Traynor, Helena Smith
The Guardian
Why Was No One Punished for America's "My Lai" in Iraq?
By John Tirman
AlterNet
The 10 Most Seductive Drugs -- And Their Fascinating History
By Jacqueline Detwiler
The Fix


New Evidence Reveals U.S. Has Used Drones to Target Rescue Workers and Funerals in Pakistan
By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now!
US Empire Is Changing its Stripes: Drones, Special Operations Forces and the US Navy Are Changing the Way We Do War
By Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch.com
Doomsday Scenario: What Happens When Banks Control the Economy?
By Michael Hudson / Michael Hudson's blog
New York Muslims Fight Back Against Police Department's Institutionalized Paranoia About Islam
By Alex Kane / AlterNet
Why Closure of the Strait of Hormuz Could Ignite a War and a Global Depression
By Michael T. Klare / TomDispatch.com

What if Iran Sent Commandoes to the US Border? How US Policies Look from the Other Side
By Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch.com
How Swedes and Norwegians Broke the Power of the '1 Percent'
By George Lakey / Waging Nonviolence
Robert Greenwald and Reporter Michael Hastings Take on the Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War Machine
By Robert Greenwald / AlterNet
America Has Become the World's Arms Dealer -- But at What Cost to Ourselves and the World?
By William Astore / TomDispatch.com

Drones for the Paparazzi? How Unmanned Flying Machines Could Invade Your Life
By Becky Hogge / Comment Is Free
An Interesting New Way to Look at the Economy: Are Economies Like Ecosystems?
By Jon Rynn / AlterNet
Sugar High: The Dark History and Nasty Methods Used to Feed Our Sweet Tooth
By Jill Richardson / AlterNet
Will Jean-Claude Duvalier Ever Stand Trial for His Crimes Against Haiti?
By Fran Quigley / AlterNet
Apple's Foreign Suppliers Demonstrate Widespread Scamming and Horrific Abuse of Employees
By William K. Black / New Economic Perspectives

How Scapegoating Bradley Manning Avoids the Truth About the American Military
By Chase Madar / TomDispatch.com
A Progressive Victory on Israel, as Hardliners Fail to Mount Campaign Against Donna Edwards
By Justin Elliott / Salon
Suicide Threats and Strike Attempts at Apple Manufacturer: China's Workers Fighting for Rights at Work
By Lijia Zhang / Comment Is Free
Are the Ratings Agencies Abandoning Fiscal Austerity?
By Marshall Auerback / AlterNet
The Crash and Burn Future of Robot Warfare
By Nick Turse / TomDispatch.com

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