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World-renowned author and global justice activist Arundhati Roy discusses U.S. wars, the occupation in Kashmir, and her time spent with Maoist rebels in India.READ MORE Amy Goodman, Anjali Kamat / Democracy Now! Time to Debunk the Narrative That the West Will ‘Save’ Women in Afghanistan And Pakistan Powerful media platforms for women’s empowerment must provide more meaningful ways to understand the complex lives of women in Afghanistan and Pakistan. READ MORE Azmat Khan / AltMuslimah Maliki Defeated in Iraq Elections: Former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi Poised to Take Power Five years ago he was denounced as an American puppet, but Iyad Allawi, the former Iraqi prime minister, is set for a surprising return to the center-stage of Iraqi politics. READ MORE Patrick Cockburn / Independent UK Izzy Award Winner Jeremy Scahill: “We’re At a Ground Zero Moment to Save Real Journalism” The winner of the second annual Izzy Award, named after muckraking journalist I.F. Stone, discusses independent media and this critical moment in journalism. READ MORE By Byard Duncan / AlterNet You Can’t Understand Drug War Bloodbath in Mexico Unless You’re Living It “Living on the border can cripple a person’s emotional range. I grow more numb with each passing day.” READ MORE By Charles Bowden / High Country News Stop Hand-Wringing About Peak Oil and Climate Change and Do Something A movement aimed at tackling the energy crisis with aplomb has been stepping on the gas since its formation. READ MORE By Judith Schwartz / Miller-McCune.com The Israel Lobby’s Big Problem: People Aren’t Afraid to Criticize Israel Anymore Right-wingers in Jerusalem keep getting more and more outrageous. But the political climate in Washington can no longer be predicted, much less taken for granted. READ MORE By Ira Chernus / AlterNet $6 Billion Later, Afghan Cops Aren’t Ready to Serve Since 2002, the U.S. has spent $6 billion in an effort to create an effective Afghan police force — but the program has been a disaster. READ MORE By T. Christian Miller / ProPublica
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