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How Apple Sidesteps Billions in Taxes
The offices of Braeburn Capital, an Apple subsidiary that manages and invests Apple's cash, in Reno, Nevada, February 17, 2012. Nevada has a corporate tax rate of zero, as …
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Obama’s Climate Change Promise: A Feeble Charm Offensive
The recent rise in gas prices has unsurprisingly become a salient issue this election season. Republicans are predictably haranguing the Obama administration’s “outrageously anti-American” energy policy, as the national …
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Labor Leaders Question Contractor’s Hiring Practices
At 6:15 a.m. on Friday, April 20th, the back parking lot of the Staybridge Suites in Vancouver, Washington is filled with work trucks parked in between vans with Texas …
If You – and the Yes Men – Owned Bank of America
An interview with Yes Man Andy Bichlbaum on his latest prank against Bank of America and why every protest needs some fun. Last week, a press release was released …
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The Vision Thing: Keeping Union Reform on Track
Reformers take over at the union hall. They’re sick of seeing management run roughshod over the local, so they put together a slate and a plan to mobilize the …
Understanding Iran’s Diplomatic Strategy
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the Jose Marti Airport in Havana, on January 11, 2012. (Photo: Jose Goitia / The New York Times)In January 2009, just before Gary Samore …
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South Carolina Republicans Step in Line Behind Romney
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, speaks at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio, April 27, 2012. (Photo: Ty William Wright / The New …
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Health Spending Is Flattening Out
(Photo: presta) Washington - The growth of health spending has slowed substantially in the last few years, surprising experts and offering some fuel for optimism about the federal government’s …
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Undergrads May Fail Critical-Thinking Test, but Academia Is Failing Them
The two professors sat in front of me, making conversation before the talk. The speaker's title slide already projected on the wall ahead: "What (if anything) are undergraduates learning …
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A Dog’s Life
Archie, our black lab mix, is a remarkably handsome guy (I think). He has soft, silky hair; a long, elegant muzzle; and thoughtful, soulful eyes. He barks ferociously when …