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A $54 Billion Military Spending Boost? This Veteran Calls Bullshit
The only benefactors of this proposed money-dump are military contractors and good old Donald Trump himself.
For the Yazidis, Justice Too Long Delayed Is Justice Denied
Yazidis are on the run again, this time seeking to avoid being caught in the crossfire of an intra-Kurdish conflict that has flared up in their homeland.
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Trump’s Draconian Budget Deals a Blow to Appalachia
Rural and poor Americans are among the many victims of Trump's so-called America First budget.
Three Myths the Telecom Industry Is Using to Convince Congress to Repeal the FCC’s Privacy Rules, Busted
Lobbyists are trying to convince Congress that these privacy rules are unnecessary, unfair, and overly burdensome.
Where Does Neil Gorsuch Stand on the Environment? Why Many Greens Are Worried
Gorsuch has ruled against green groups' rights to intervene in and join cases in order to help defend environmental regulations.
Release of Arctic Methane “May Be Apocalyptic,” Study Warns
The impending release of methane hydrate across the Arctic is not a good sign for life on Earth.
Former Lobbyist With For-Profit Colleges Quits Education Department
A former lobbyist for an association of for-profit colleges resigned from the Department of Education, where he had worked for about a month.
Can We Leave the Atrocity Exhibition? Media Coverage of the London Attack
The politics of baseless fear was on full display following yesterday's attack in London.
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NAFTA Renegotiation Offers Opportunity to Curtail Corporate Power
How likely is Trump to renegotiate the NAFTA clause that gives his corporate friends power over governments?
The Great Unraveling: Imagining the Shattered World of 2050
In this excerpt from “Splinterlands,” written in the form of a fictitious journal from the year 2050, John Feffer offers a grim speculative account of how the world unraveled.