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Peterson: What are we to do?
Blog Post, July, 25 2011
Michelle Peterson
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The debt negotiations in Washington are actually non-negotiations. Are we going to raise the debt ceiling? Will Obama and the conservative right come to some sort of agreement? Will we default on August 2nd? Nobody seems to know.
Peterson: Unemployment Nightmare
Blog Post, June, 10 2011
Michelle Peterson
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However, even if a period of increased government spending causes a rise in inflation, it could take us out of our current predicament-a 9.1% unemployment rate.
Peterson: Lebanon and Syria
Blog Post, May, 12 2011
Michelle Peterson
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News of Syria’s massive, violent protests have flooded the covers of newspapers around the world. President Bashar al-Assad’s government has been relentless in its desire to crush the uprising, including the use of military force. It’s possible th...
Peterson: Planned Parenthood
Blog Post, April, 28 2011
Michelle Peterson
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The Republicans want major cuts in all areas of government spending, while giving tax cuts to the rich. Some of these cuts include diluting medicare and essentially taking money from many areas of government funding that would help the poor. One c...
Peterson: Libya is Burning
Blog Post, March, 05 2011
Michelle Peterson
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Gaddafi’s militia attacked Zawiyah-a rebel controlled town in Libya-Saturday morning. It has been described by residents as a massacre.
Peterson: Egyptians Prevail!
Blog Post, February, 11 2011
Michelle Peterson
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I couldn’t resist writing about Egypt. As you must all know by now, Hosni Mubarak has stepped down from his post as president of Egypt and conceded his power to the military. An amazing triumph
Peterson: Hezbollah Supports Egyptian Uprising
Blog Post, February, 10 2011
Michelle Peterson
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Hezbollah (the Lebanese Shia Muslim resistance group, political party, and military force) has announced its full support of the Egyptian uprising against Hosni Mubarak’s regime.
Peterson: Prospects for a New Government in Lebanon
Znet Article, January, 26 2011
Michelle Peterson
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This Monday, Lebanon’s parliament voted on the election of the next prime minister. Hezbollah had 68 votes out of 128 votes, therefore winning the election. The other 60 votes went to Hariri.
Peterson: Prospects for a New Government for Lebanon
Blog Post, January, 25 2011
Michelle Peterson
Peterson's ZSpace page
This Monday, Lebanon’s parliament voted on the election of the next prime minister. Hezbollah had 68 votes out of 128 votes, therefore winning the election. The other 60 votes went to Hariri.
Peterson: The Lebanon Collapse
Znet Article, January, 19 2011
Michelle Peterson
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Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shiite resistance group, political party and military force, took down the government when its eleven cabinet members, out of thirty cabinet members, resigned last Wednesday.
Peterson: The Politics of Mental Health
Blog Post, January, 13 2011
Michelle Peterson
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I worked at a residency for mentally ill women who would otherwise be homeless. I would say ninety percent of the women were schizophrenic.
Peterson: American Bureaucracy
Blog Post, December, 23 2010
Michelle Peterson
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I have a friend who is quite intelligent. She is applying for food stamps. She called me and said, “Michelle, I don’t understand this paperwork!”.
Peterson: Bradley Manning-American Hero
Blog Post, December, 16 2010
Michelle Peterson
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Today on Democracy Now, in an interview with Glenn Greenwald, I was enlightened about the plight of Bradley Manning.
Peterson: Al Jazeera Shutdown in Kuwait
Blog Post, December, 13 2010
Michelle Peterson
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Al Jazeera has been shutdown in Kuwait today, stated in an article in today's Al Jazeera news (http://english.aljazeera.net//news/middleeast/2010/12/20101213131238826458.html).
Peterson: Mark Madoff’s Suicide
Blog Post, December, 11 2010
Michelle Peterson
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Forty-six year old Mark Madoff, Bernie Madoff’s son, committed suicide today, the anniversary of his father’s arrest on December 11, 2008.
Peterson: Gangsta Rap-A Social Perspective
Blog Post, December, 09 2010
Michelle Peterson
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Gangsta Rap- A Social Perspective Over a span of three decades, gangsta rap and hip-hop have brought us an unending message of the plight of poor black America. Unfortunately, these voices have been demonized as thugs who only want to promote v...
Peterson: WikiLeaks
Blog Post, December, 08 2010
Michelle Peterson
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I wrote this as a comment on Greenwald's article on Assange and WikiLeaks.
