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Gina McCarthy Tapped to Head EPA, Ernest Moniz to Lead Energy Department
President Barack Obama announces three cabinet-level nominations including Gina McCarthy for the Environmental Protection Agency, Ernest Moniz as his new Energy secretary.
“Talking Points” for Hagel on Iran
Despite a beating from Republicans, Ray McGovern suggests in these proposed u201ctalking pointsu201d that Chuck Hagel stuck to his principled reputation as someone who tells it like it is, …
Shadow Lives: How the War on Terror in England Became a War on Women and Children
Once, as a reporter, I covered wars, conflicts, civil wars, and even a genocide in places like Vietnam, Angola, Eritrea, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, keeping away …
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A Healthier, Not Endangered, American Society
Paul Krugman: We are now a cohabiting, free-love, free-religion dystopia - and it's O.K.
Why Are Walmart Billionaires Bankrolling Phony School “Reform” In LA?
The Waltons want to turn our educational choices into a junior version of the corporate world.
How the NRC Brass Refuses to Recognize Costly Lessons of Fukushima
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued a report that contained a surprising conclusion.
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American Militarism: Costs and Consequences
As the military expands, the Department of State declines.
What If a Drone Attacked in the US? A White Paper Justification
If this fictitious Iranian argument for the legality of targeted killing proves specious, then so is the DOJ's.
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Dead Fish, Banksters and the Sherman Act … Oh My!
The assault on small business has been underway ever since Reagan essentially stopped enforcing the Sherman Act.
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Missing the Mark With Rosa Parks and Black History Month
If history is messy and you nonviolently change and revolutionize society with the movement you have, then things look ever so bleak in the United States. One reason for …