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Superstorm Sandy Shows Nuclear Plants Who’s Boss
On Monday evening, as Hurricane Sandy was becoming Post-Tropical Cyclone Sandy, pushing record amounts of water on to Atlantic shores from the Carolinas to Connecticut, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission …
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A Day In Court? Maybe Not In America
We Americans tend to think that serious grievances deserve a day in court. Yet here in America u2014 unlike some of our allies u2014 courts have eroded access to …
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Vote Anti-Choice or Your Soul Is in Jeopardy, Bishop Tells Catholics
The Bishop urged parishioners living in the Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin, to vote for candidates who follow the Catholic teachings on life and family issues or risk putting …
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Latino Excitement at Record Levels in US Election
Turnout among Hispanics could be higher than the records set in 2008.
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A New Economic Stimulus: Mitt Romney’s Awesomeness
Paul Krugman: The true plan is to provide an economic stimulus in the form of Mr. Romneyu2019s awesome awesomeness; the cover story is his pretense of having an actual …
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The Eye of the Storm That Sees Us All
William Rivers Pitt: We're a funny lot, in that we must be led to the edge of the precipice and then kicked in the back before saying, 'Wow, this …
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Support for California GMO Labeling Proposal Drops Following Industry-Funded Ad Blitz
Dramatic shift in Prop 37 polls demonstrates the power of a Monsanto/Dupont-funded ad campaign against GMO food labels.
George Lakoff: Progressives Need to Use Language That Reflects Moral Values
George Lakoff: Everything you understand is a matter of framing. And what counts as a fact depends on the frame used in understanding.
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HOT Lanes Make My Blood Boil: Fast Tracks for the Rich on the Rise
For $2 or $4 - or, in Virginia, as much as $20 - a trip, you can commute to work in style.
Why Republicans Are Turning Their Chainsaws on FEMA
Big storms are the new normal in a world with a changing climate, but instead of improving our emergency systems, the GOP wants to privatize disaster relief and put …