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Chief Offshore Drilling Regulator Criticizes Lack of Oversight for Contractors
The top regulator of offshore drilling said this week that his agency is exploring expanding its oversight to include thousands of contractors on offshore rigs. The majority of offshore …
A History of Happiness
Most Americans today consider happiness not only something that would be nice to have but something we ought to have.
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President Obama Makes a Fair Trial of Bradley Manning Impossible By Declaring Him Guilty
The credibility of the military justice system is being undermined by the prosecution of Bradley Manning. His abusive punishment without trial violates his due process rights; his harsh treatment …
“Occupation Has No Future: Militarism and Resistance in Israel/Palestine”; An Interview with Film Producer David Zlutnick
Film Producer David Zlutnick. (Photo: Ian Alan Paul) Filmmaker David Zlutnick talks about his new documentary “Occupation Has No Future,” which focuses on Israeli militarism and explores …
Lessons for Progressives From Power Shift Youth
Power Shift March, New York Avenue at 14th Street, NW, Washington DC, April 17, 2011. (Photo: Elvert Xavier Barnes) Over the weekend of April 15, some 10,000 …
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Hueys Over Yemen: Is US Aid Suppressing Another Mideast Freedom Struggle?
In recent weeks, Yemeni protesters calling for an immediate end to the 32-year reign of US-backed President Ali Abdullah Saleh have been met with increasing violence at the hands …
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Insincere Republicans, Justified Cynicism
President Barack Obama spoke about his long-term budget proposal in Washington on April 13. (Photo: Stephen Crowley / The New York Times) Republicans are deeply, sincerely …
Corporate Propaganda Response To Town Hall Medicare Anger
The Republican plan for Medicare “cuts government spending” by shifting the cost of old-age health care directly to the middle class and poor. (I’ll explain below.) Here’s the thing: …
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Tornado Ravages Alabama City; Storm Toll Grows
The death toll in five Southern states rose sharply Thursday morning to nearly 200 after devastating storms ripped through the region, spawning a deadly tornado in downtown Tuscaloosa, Ala., …
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Is the New Walmart New Enough?
I found this quote, buried in a news story about rising prices in China: "I hear that many Chinese exporters are rejecting orders from Walmart and other …