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The Environmental Health Costs of a Petrochemical Future
A chemical industry trade group is touting a job-creating side benefit of fracking in North Carolina, claiming that building a plant to process natural gas into the petrochemical products …
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South Africa’s Mine Massacre Reveals Ugly Realities
Thirty-four South African platinum miners were killed by police because of an inter-union spat. The reality is that the massacre reveals far more troubling fault lines.
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Capitalism’s Ideological Crutches
The mainstream ideology that works best as capitalism's crutch is blame the government.
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Does Romney Think the Pentagon Needs More Marching Bands?
The rhetoric about cuts to the Pentagon's budget — which is five times larger than the next biggest defense spender, China, and about $100 billion more than then next …
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A Roadmap to the Future of Juvenile Justice
Juvenile justice is transforming throughout America. Though there is a long road ahead to reform these systems into effective, rehabilitative programs that no longer make children worse, there is …
Closer Than You Think: Top 15 Things Romney and Obama Agree On
Too much agreement between Republicans and Democrats has always been bad news for those at the bottom of America's class and racial totem poles
Drones: A New Death From Above
Itu2019s being sold as a cleaner way to wage war. But unmanned military drones are wreaking havoc in Pakistan, Afghanistan and elsewhere. On this edition, we bring you voices …
US Halting Program to Train Afghan Recruits
A a rash of recent attacks by Afghan forces on American and NATO troops has led American Special Operations commanders in Afghanistan to put a hold on the training …
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The People Behind the Parties – and the Democratic Party – at the DNC
This week in Charlotte, NC, not only will you have the u201cright to work,u201d youu2019ll also have the u201cright to party,u201d to borrow a portion of the namesake of …
Rights Groups Denounce Dropping of CIA Torture Cases
U.S. human rights groups have roundly condemned Thursdayu2019s announcement by Attorney General Eric Holder that the Justice Department will not pursue prosecutions of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officers who …