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Marching Off the Cliff
Scarcely one-third of the U.S. population believes that there is a scientific consensus on the threat of global warming.
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Many Workers in Public Sector Retiring Sooner
Madison, WI - As states and cities struggle to resolve paralyzing budget shortfalls by sending workers on unpaid furloughs, freezing salaries and extracting larger contributions for health benefits and …
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Carriers Admit to Installing Hidden App
The cellphone spying saga is heating up. On Friday, Rep. Ed Markey joined Sen. Al Franken in demanding answers from Carrier IQ, the company that has worked …
New York City Police Maligned Paradegoers on Facebook
They called people “animals” and “savages.” One comment said, “Drop a bomb and wipe them all out.” Hearing New York police officers speak publicly but candidly about …
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Nonprofit Journalism and the Need for Policy Solutions
For decades, some of the best journalism in America has been produced by nonprofit news organizations. Consider, for example, National Public Radio, National Geographic, the Associated Press, Consumer Reports, …
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Study: Funding Progressive Domestic Priorities Creates at Least 50 Percent More Jobs Than Military Spending
Facing deep spending cuts, the Department of Defense, including Secretary Leon Panetta, and military-industrial trade associations have complained that tightening the U.S. security budget will cause greater unemployment. And …
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Agent Orange on Okinawa: Buried Evidence?
A former US soldier has identified a busy neighborhood in the Okinawa town of Chatan as the burial site of dozens of barrels of the toxic defoliant Agent Orange. …
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A New Propaganda Push From the War Profiteers
Since the deficit committee officially failed to produce a plan as of last week, expect the war profiteer spin to hit the fan. Here’s an early warning of what …
Playing With Fire: Obama’s Risky Oil Threat to China
When it comes to China policy, is the Obama administration leaping from the frying pan directly into the fire? In an attempt to turn the page on two …
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Clear Channel to Replace San Francisco’s Only AM Progressive Talk Station With Glenn Beck and Fox
The only progressive AM radio talk station, Green960-KKGN, in one of the nation's most liberal cities, San Francisco, is being taken off the AM dial by radio behemoth Clear …