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America Beyond Capitalism
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So DID Mitt Romney Really “Create Jobs” at Staples?
Did Mitt Romney really “create 100,000 jobs” with Staples? Simple answer: only if no one else was selling office supplies, stationery, etc. before Staples came along. What Staples did …
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FDA and GE: Extra Radiation? Who Cares?
Food and Drug Administration officials reacted to suspected whistleblowing by some of its scientists, about excessive radiation from medical imaging devices, by spying on several. But the larger issue …
How Fukushima Challenged a Core Tenet of US Nuclear Safety: An Expert’s View
Peter Lam's resume reflects a lifetime of experience in the nuclear energy industryu2013including 20 years in the private sector, followed by 18 years as an administrative judge at the …
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Boy Scouts, After Secret Review, Reaffirms Ban on Gays
The Boy Scouts of America on Tuesday reaffirmed the organization's policy of excluding gays, despite recent protest campaigns by members, including some of the group's board.
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Think Political Conventions Don’t Matter? Think Again!
With an incumbent guaranteed renomination, will the Charlotte convention this summer matter?
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Eighteen Prominent Republicans Who Want Romney to Release More Tax Returns Right Now
Mitt Romney continues to resist pressure to turn over more tax returns. In an interview today he said he is u201csimply not enthusiastic about giving them hundreds or thousands …
Election Countdown 2012: The Head of New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation’s Division of Mineral Resources Sees Global Warming as a Good Thing, and More
As head of the Department of Environmental Conservationu2019s Division of Mineral Resources, Bradley J. Field is a prominent figure in an agency that has promoted hydraulic fracturing as a …
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Mexican Student Movement Confronts Vote Buying and Media Bias in Wake of Contested Election Results
Will Mexico's youth-led movement and newer generations change the very fabric of its country's fragile and belabored democracy?
Minnesota Town Bans Signs in Yards Unless They’re Pro-War
At a festival called Peacestock in Wisconsin last weekend, I met a woman who lives in Little Falls, Minnesota. That city had forced her to take down signs …