Taking On Poverty and Inequality

Nation - Unless (and until) we tackle the gap between the very rich and the rest of America–including the growing number of people falling into poverty –it will be increasingly difficult to confront the major challenges of our time.

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Is the Ukraine the new Cold War front?

Independent - Western politicians are rushing to bolster Ukraine’s pro-Western government amid fears that the former Soviet Republic is becoming the frontline of the “new Cold War.”

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The Chronicle of a Caucasian Tragedy

vis Spiegel Spiegel - Many in the West were surprised by the outbreak of war between Georgia and Russia. But there were plenty of signs that the conflict was approaching. SPIEGEL reconstructs the road to violence.

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Is NATO reaching too far east?

LA Times - Did the U.S. overplay its hand in Eastern Europe when Russia was weak and reeling from the collapse of the Soviet Union? Michael C. Moynihan and Andrew Meier debate.

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Neocon news flash: Hitler invades Georgia

American Conservative - Neoconservatives and their useful idiots in the American media have been on overdrive this August, rewinding to their World War II analogies and applying them to the fast-forwarding world of global politics.

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The United States of America’s double standards

Pravda - After two terms of the Bush regime, what was once a respected member of the international community today conjures up two gut reactions in the hearts and minds of the international community: sullen hatred due to Washington’s shock and awe tactics or sheer disrespect due to the two-faced and utterly hypocritical nature [...]

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Kad kavgadžijstvo postane diplomatija

Republika - Predsednik Buš i njegova neokonzervativna koterija ponose se odnosom prema režimima koje ne vole, odnosom kavgadžijstva a ne meke diplomatije. U svom govoru iz 2002. godine Buš je označio »Osovinu zla« – sastavljenu od Iraka, Irana i Severne Koreje – i najavio da će SAD učiniti sve da se razore njihovi režimi, [...]

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