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For the openly imperial Barack Obama draped in the rebel's clothing of Dr. Luther King, the 'peace dividend' is no priority. Yet the need for a peace dividend is more urgent than ever, and requires nothing less than the reconstruction of society itself, says Paul Street.

It is true that Bush II has severely harmed the interests of those who own and run society, one reason why he has come under such intense criticism within the mainstream. But it has hardly been a lethal blow, argues Noam Chomsky.

Following a dizzying night of electoral politics in the US, leading European commentators and statesmen outline their vision of 'change we can believe in' - highlighting themes of new economic governance, climate change and multilateral diplomacy through the United Nations. By Spiegel.

The idea of a permanent war economy linking the “military-industrial-media complex” can be traced to long before the current US administration. With $1 trillion a year in military spending and facing financial meltdown, is US policy now ripe for a change? By John Bellamy Foster et al.

Suppressing the vote has long been a cornerstone of the Republican Party's electoral strategy.  Its campaign to deter new voters and discard Democratic ballots could very well determine the next president of the United States, writes Robert F. Kennedy and Greg Palast.

The failures of the Bush years are caused by two distinct yet interconnected ideologies: neoliberalism and neoconservatism. As the Bush administration finally draws to a close amid a global economic crisis, it's time to permanently retire both of them, argues Sameer Dossani.