The Agony of Iraq—And Its Lesson for Syria
An Iraqi military helicopter flies over Shi’ite pilgrims in Baghdad. Reuters/Stringer On the tenth anniversary of the April 2003 fall Continue reading
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Archive for: June 19, 2013
Right-wing media misrepresents CBO report on Immigration Reform
Right-wing media outlets cherry-picked data from a Congressional Budget Office report on the Senate’s immigration reform proposal to claim that Continue reading
Only one Congressman is allowed to see part of secretive TPP deal (and he doesn’t like it)
For once, we have some good news. After years of calling for release of the secretive draft text of the Continue reading
SEC to require admissions of guilt in ‘some’ financial industry settlements
The Securities and Exchange Commission will begin requiring admission of guilt in certain types of civil settlements, a major departure Continue reading
Republican-led House passes bill restricting abortion
(Reuters) – The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed legislation that would ban late-term abortions, a move that Continue reading
BOA workers were ‘told to lie’ to its customers about mortgage modification program
Former Bank of America employees say in court documents that the bank routinely lies to customers about their mortgages, and Continue reading
The Secular Jurist 