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Obama vs. Romney III: “I got nuthin’,” But There’s a Reason for That
Lambert Strether, the voice that brings you your weekly Election Countdown, gives you a recap of the third presidential debate in the voices of those who did not get …
Military Commission at Guantanamo Bay: The Uncertain Fate of Legal Process in the Most Important Trial of Our Lives
The rules shift constantly as the commission hears arguments on whether the constitution applies to the defendants and how much freedom the defense has to call witnesses.
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Inside the Monsanto Information War
In the United States and abroad, independent and industry science battle it out on a playing field where testing protocols are still in flux despite a history of efforts …
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A Pre-Nup to Discourage Private Equity Companies From Asset Stripping
The aftermath of Mervyn's 2008 bankruptcy is an instructive example of what is wrong when PE companies can profit while employees and communities pay the price.
Environmental Possibilities: Zero Waste
“Environmental Possibilities: Zero Waste” features new ways of thinking, acting, and shaping government policy that are circling the globe. Each week, we highlight a success story in the zero …
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ThinkProgress Smears Coverage of Voting Machine Concerns as “Conspiracy Theory“
ThinkProgress has served as a crucial fact-checker on the excesses of the Right over the past several years. But it's a journalistic failure to smear Truthout and The Brad …
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Corporate Lobbyists Manage Our Presidential Debates
Lee Fang: Itu2019s worth considering that the men behind the nonprofit managing our presidential debate system are corporate lobbyists.
Election Countdown 2012: Protesters Chain Themselves to Revolving Doors at a State Office Building to Stop Fracking in North Carolina, and More
Protesters chain themselves to revolving doors at a state office building to stop fracking in North Carolina
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Romney & Company Shipped Every Single Delphi UAW Job to China
While auto parts workers lost jobs, homes and health insurance, the Romneys made millions offshoring their lives.
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Fracking in Pennsylvania Poisoning Communities as Floodgates Open for Drilling on Campuses, Public Parks
Pennsylvania recently passed Act 147 - also known as the Indigenous Mineral Resources Development Act - opening up the floodgates for hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) on the campuses of its …