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Surprise! GOP Lawmakers Investigating EPA and Climate Advocates Backed by Big Coal
Congressional Republicans are on the offensive against the Environmental Protection Agency after launching a probe into alleged “collusion.”
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Obama Strategy to Beat Islamic State Likely to Draw US Into Years of Conflict
The nascent strategy calls for working with European and Arab allies to confront the group not only in Iraq, but also in Syria.
Defeat of Ukraine Army Brings Cease-Fire, but Underlying Political Conflicts Unresolved
The cease-fire in Ukraine is good news, as is the resistance to both war and austerity. But winter is coming and many uncertainties remain.
Preparing to Asset-Strip Local Government? The Fed’s Bizarre New Rules
The Federal Reserve, along with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, just changed the liquidity requirements for the nation's largest banks.
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The Inflation Fighters Want to Increase the Debt Burden on Our Children
If the people calling on the Fed to raise interest rates get their way, they will add trillions of dollars to the debt burden borne by our children and …
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Liar in a Tan Suit
According to Obama the loss of life and destruction of property in Ukraine is all Russian president Putin's fault.
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Time to Get Rid of Racist Policing in the United States
It's time to get rid of the United States' racist policing double-standards.
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Today’s Air Force Would Have Rejected Pat Tillman and Jesus?
The US Air Force made it mandatory to recite “so help me God” in its official reenlistment and commissioning oaths is a statutory requirement. In short, you had better …
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Climate Alarms Ringing, UN Fails to Act
There is no question that the climate crisis is here and is accelerating at a faster pace than predicted.
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The Socialist Alternative to a World of Injustice
For a more fair and equitable world free of the brutality of racism and disasters like climate change and constant war, Danny Katch of the International Socialist Organization makes …