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A Tough-Oil World: Why 21st Century Oil Will Break the Bank and the Planet
Oil prices are now higher than they have ever been — except for a few frenzied moments before the global economic meltdown of 2008. Many immediate factors are contributing …
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GOP Attacks Obama With Gas Price Cudgel, While Media Ignores Refinery Closures
As the stock market and overall economy slowly improve, the GOP continues to blame President Obama for rising gas prices as November's election approaches. A barrel of oil is …
The Dirty War on WikiLeaks Is Now Trial by Media in Sweden
War by media, says current military doctrine, is as important as the battlefield. This is because the real enemy is the public at home, whose manipulation and deception are …
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US Subjected Manning to Cruel, Inhuman, Degrading Treatment, UN Torture Chief Concludes
Bradley Manning. (Photo: Bradley Manning Support Network / Flickr) The United States government subjected Bradley Manning to cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment following his arrest in May …
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Regulators Say Fracking Wastewater Well Caused 12 Earthquakes in Ohio
Ohio regulators confirmed late last week what many observers already suspected: a fracking wastewater disposal well caused 12 earthquakes near Youngstown last year as the state threw open its …
Would a Koch Takeover of Cato Make War with Iran More Likely?
The drumbeat for war in Iran is getting louder, but opposition is coming from a seemingly unlikely source: the Cato Institute. This libertarian think tank generally sides with the …
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US Nun Tortured in Central America Recalls the Nightmare
(Image: New York University Press) Experience, we are told, is a great teacher. If this is so, then my classroom was a clandestine prison and my …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Reform and Labor Groups Announce Campaign Against Corporate Money in Politics, and More
In today's On the News segment: Exodus of advertising after Rush Limbaugh's misogynist remarks now affecting all of right-wing radio, a plurality of voters in Alabama and Mississippi believe …
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Chicago Spring Declares G8 Move a Victory
Taking nearly everyone by surprise, the White House announced last Monday that the world’s economic leaders with the G8 would not be enjoying the sights and sounds of a …
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Alleged Photos of “Clean-up” at Iran’s Parchin Site Lack Credibility
Washington - News stories about satellite photographs suggesting efforts by Iran to “sanitise” a military site that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said may have been used …