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Clear Proof Obama’s Surveillance Oversight Board Is a Pathetic Sideshow
The easiest way for leaders to manage public outcry is to put on an elaborate performance of mock reform.
Uruguay in Haiti: The Poorest President of a Mercenary Army?
Will Uruguay continue to act as a praetorian guard of a dictatorship in Haiti?
Hottest Year Ever
The 2014 average global temperature was very likely the highest ever recorded, but this is really beside the point.
Why Public Banks Outperform Private Banks: Unfair Competition or a Better Mousetrap?
Under the TPP and TTIP, publicly-owned banks might wind up getting sued for unfair competition.
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Scientists: We Cannot Geoengineer Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis
“When people realize that we're considering these crazy things, it might encourage them to push more for mitigation,” one scientist said.
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Protesters Crash FCC as GOP Scrambles Against Net Neutrality
Growing public support for net neutrality has put Republican lawmakers and the telecom industry in a tough political spot.
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New Book Showcases FBI Efforts to Sabotage the US Left
“Heavy Radicals” outlines how the FBI infiltrated '60s Maoist political groups.
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Eleven Black Caucus Members Opt Out of Netanyahu’s Speech
“To the people who could still cancel Netanyahu's speech, I want to say: really?”
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We Need a New Marshall Plan for the Middle East
We need a new strategy to fight terrorism, because the one we're using right now just isn't working.
US Senate Confirms Michael Botticelli as White House Drug Czar
Advocates praise Botticelli for taking steps toward health-based approach to drug policy. DPA issues four recommendations for Botticelli.