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Public Comments on Keystone Pipeline Have Disappeared Into a Procedural Black Hole
State Dept. hearing on Sept. 29 in Atkinson, Neb., on TransCanada's proposed Keystone XL project. (Photo: Lisa Song) Five weeks ago, Cindy Myers stood in a high …
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Spotlight G20: Why We Need a Financial Transaction Tax
At the forthcoming G20 Summit (Cannes, 3-4 November 2011), the summit leaders are expected to address several policy issues concerning world economy and financial markets, many of which remained …
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April 6’s Arab Spring Leaders Speak to the American Autumn
A few organizers of the protests of Tahrir Square, Egypt, visited Occupy Wall Street on October 24. (Photo: NLNY) "Its like a football game between Egypt and …
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New Bill in Congress Could Turn Alternative Media Outlets and YouTube Singers Into Felons
SB 978 is just one more bullet in a broader government effort to end the web as we know it. In June, Senator Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., introduced …
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Occupy Berkeley, Why So Quiet?
Berkeley, CA - Police tear-gassing crowds. Reports of protestors throwing bottles at cops. A local arm of a widespread movement garnering national attention. These aren’t new to the Bay …
Shut Down the 1 Percent: Occupy Oakland Calls General Strike
PROPOSAL: We as fellow occupiers of Oscar Grant Plaza propose that on Wednesday November 2, 2011, we liberate Oakland and shut down the 1%. We …
Washington Post Discards All Journalistic Standards in Attack on Social Security
News outlets generally like to claim a separation between their editorial pages and their news pages. The Washington Post has long ignored this distinction in pursuing its agenda for …
Raising Cain: When Is a Scoop Ready to Be Published?
Politico’s story on possible sexual harassment by Herman Cain may be the biggest investigative scoop of the campaign season. But it would be hard to deduce that from the …
Occupy Wall Street’s Elegant Message
Demonstrators with the Occupy Wall Street protests listen to a performance by Arlo Guthrie at Columbus Circle in New York on October 21, 2011. (Photo: Marcus Yam / The …
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Markets Slide After Surprise Referendum Is Set by Greece
Athens - European markets slid dramatically on Tuesday after Prime Minister George A. Papandreou stunned the continent’s leaders with a surprise announcement late Monday that his government would hold …