http://www.consortiumnews.com/ Independent Investigative Journalism Since 1995 EN http://consortiumnews.com/images/consort.jpg http://www.consortiumnews.com 312 37 http://consortiumnews.com/2010/082610a.html Republican strategist Karl Rove is seizing on a Supreme Court ruling to funnel corporate cash into elections, says Kevin Zeese. August 26, 2010 http://consortiumnews.com/2010/082510b.html Company demands for a cut in pay for Mott's Apple factory workers is a sign of the economic times, writes Michael Winship. August 25, 2010 http://consortiumnews.com/2010/082510a.html New Israel-Palestine peace talks confront Palestinian leaders with some unpalatable choices, observes Lawrence Davidson. August 25, 2010 http://consortiumnews.com/2010/082410b.html The "Ground Zero Mosque" furor is another skirmish in the Christian fundamentalists' war with Islam, says Rev. Howard Bess. August 24, 2010 http://consortiumnews.com/2010/082410a.html By blurring al-Qaeda's motivations, the Right has exploited an Islamic center to rile up the American people, writes Ivan Eland. August 24, 2010 http://consortiumnews.com/2010/082310a.html As the Right bashes President Obama for too much economic meddling, his real failure is in doing too little, says Danny Schechter. August 23, 2010 http://consortiumnews.com/2010/082310b.html The US invasion of Iraq has caused a catastrophic decline in living standards for millions of Iraqis, writes Adil E. Shamoo. August 23, 2010 http://consortiumnews.com/2010/082010.html The withdrawal of the last US combat battalions from Iraq marks a historic failure -- despite Washington's spin, says Robert Parry. August 20, 2010 http://consortiumnews.com/2010/081810b.html Tea Party activists claim they represent America's founding values but they misunderstand the history, notes Jada Thacker. August 18, 2010 http://consortiumnews.com/2010/081210b.html Neocon writer Jeffrey Goldberg lays out Israel's case for why the US should join a new war with Iran, observes Ray McGovern. August 12, 2010