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Continuing Saga of the U.S. Iraq War Deserters in Canada

Continuing Saga of the U.S. Iraq War Deserters in Canada

By: Daniel Nardini Two important things have happened in the past two years. First, a Canadian Federal Court of Appeals this year has ruled that U.S. Iraq War deserter Jeremy… Read more »

World Tai Chi Day in Cuba

World Tai Chi Day in Cuba

By: Daniel Nardini Last Saturday, April 30th, Cubans of all ages held a demonstration of Tai Chi exercises in celebration of World Tai Chi Day—a sort of holiday of the… Read more »

End of An Era in El Salvador

End of An Era in El Salvador

By: Daniel Nardini In a landmark decision of the Salvadoran Supreme Court, the court ruled that the Christian Democratic Party and the National Conciliation Party no longer had enough votes… Read more »

The Hole in the Budget Argument

The Hole in the Budget Argument

By: Daniel Nardini In an effort to help the Libyan rebels, U.S. President Barack Obama has announced that the United States is giving $25 million in “non-lethel aid.” This includes… Read more »

Killing National Defense

Killing National Defense

By: Daniel Nardini Interestingly enough, human rights advocates and pro-immigration supporters are not the only ones concerned about what is being called “birthright citizenship” being erased from the 14th Amendment… Read more »

Et Tu, Georgia?

Et Tu, Georgia?

By: Daniel Nardini The Georgia State Congress passed legislation that requires state and local police to check the immigration papers of all people they may have a “suspicion” of being… Read more »

When Deserters Are Heroes

When Deserters Are Heroes

By: Daniel Nardini In an effort to break from its past, the Austrian government has recognized those Austrians who deserted from the German armed forces during World War II as… Read more »

Re-examining the Founding Fathers

Re-examining the Founding Fathers

By: Daniel Nardini One of the things that many Republicans, and indeed many rightwing religious and extremist groups have been arguing for almost two decades now is that the “Founding… Read more »

Of Fakes and Impostors

Of Fakes and Impostors

By: Daniel Nardini Sometimes the news seems to be unreal. Three cases in point. Old rusted copper tablets that were believed to have been early Christian records of the 1st… Read more »

Madman of the Arizona Senate

Madman of the Arizona Senate

By: Daniel Nardini In yet another act that has put Arizona on a collision course with the federal government, the Arizona state legislature has approved a law that requires all… Read more »