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TransCanada Keystone 1 Pipeline Suffered Major Corrosion Only Two Years in Operation
The cause of the corrosion is being kept from the public by federal regulators and TransCanada.
Obama Bribes Abe to Support the TPP by Unleashing Japanese Military
Obama is giving George Bush the Second a run for his money as a candidate for Worst President in History. But the Japanese Diet may spare him by refusing …
William Rivers Pitt | Trading Paradise for a Pipeline
William Rivers Pitt gives a personal account of how a proposed pipeline would affect his New Hampshire community.
Who Counts? Body Counts, Drones and “Collateral Damage“
In the twenty-first-century world of drone warfare, one question with two aspects reigns supreme: Who counts?
Celebrating the Flash Crash With a Wall Street Sales Tax
This week marks the fifth anniversary of the flash crash. There was no event in the world that triggered the plunge.
Will Climate Change Be a Factor in the 2016 Election?
Local governments are leading the charge on climate resilience, but whether the issue will be front and center in 2016 remains to be seen.
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Populism 2015: Construction Crew for Democracy
For anyone dispirited by the malaise of powerlessness or disgusted by the dysfunction of mainstream politics, the Populism2015 conference was a hopeful sign that in every part of the …
Coal’s Collateral Damage
The industry is still wrecking the Appalachians as it withers.
Basic Income and the Anti-Slavery Movement
Unconditional basic income is not only feasible, but it also has more emancipatory potential than any other single policy.
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From the Steps of the Supreme Court to the Streets of Baltimore
If police and vigilante forces can kill without consequence, then equality for Black LGBTQ people will always be an illusion.