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Water Is Where Everything Intersects – Water in the Global Commons
(Photo: Mona Caron)In case after case around the world, water is being turned into a good for sale and for profit. Driven by a different vision and by economic …
Permaculture Visionary: “We Don’t Need to Wait for Permission” to Transform Our Societies
Four years ago, a British educator and permaculturist named Rob Hopkins initiated what has since become one of the most rapidly evolving and far-reaching social experiments of our time. …
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A Shock From JPMorgan Is New Fodder for Reformers
It didn’t take long for bank reformers to say we told you so. JPMorgan Chase’s $2 billion trading loss, which was disclosed on Thursday, could give supporters of tighter …
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What if Kobe Bryant Were an Imprisoned Palestinian Soccer Player?
(Photo: lubright / Flickr)Imagine if a member of Team USA Basketball—let’s say Kobe Bryant—had been traveling to an international tournament only to be seized by a foreign government and …
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House to Further US War in Afghanistan?
A bill that would prevent current planned drawdown of U.S. troops from Afghanistan is set to hit the House floor next week, continuing a policy that has not succeeded …
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Remembering Chris Drew: Chicago Free Speech Artist and Civil Rights Activist
This past Monday, the City of Chicago lost one of its greatest free speech activist, Chris Drew, who passed away on May 7, 2012. And though Drew finally lost his …
US Treasury Claim of Iran-Al-Qaeda “Secret Deal” Is Discredited
Washington - The U.S. Treasury Department's claim of a “secret deal” between Iran and Al-Qaeda, which had become a key argument by right-wing activists who support war against Iran, has …
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In 2011, NYPD Made More Stops of Young Black Men Than the Total Number of Young Black Men in New York
During New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s first year in office, the New York Police Department stopped and interrogated 97,296 people on the streets. By 2007, with the Bloomberg …
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CBO Report: Boosting Oil Production Won’t Protect Americans from Gasoline Price Shocks
More domestic drilling does not make America less susceptible to global supply disruptions or protect consumers from gasoline price volatility, according to a new analysis from the Congressional Budget Office. The …
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Greece: Possible Scenarios and Hope on the Left
Translated Thursday 10 May 2012, by Gene Zbikowski and reviewed by Henry Crapo. The formation of a coalition government following the legislative elections seems impossible. Despite the resounding success …