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A Libyan Leader at War With Rebels, and Reality
Opposition fighters celebrate by destroying a portrait of Libyan leader Col. Moammar Qaddafi at a new checkpoint 25 miles west of the rebel-held town Ras Lanuf, in Libya, on …
News in Brief: Lawmakers Fighting FDA on Genetically Altered Salmon, and More
Lawmakers Fighting FDA on Genetically Altered Salmon
A Libyan Leader at War With Rebels, and Reality
Tripoli, Libya - Residents here were awakened before dawn on Sunday by the sound of artillery and gunfire in the streets. When they tuned into state television broadcasts, they …
Public Pensions 101
With the recent spate of attacks on climate science and evolution, it should not be a surprise that traditional defined-benefit pensions in the public sector are now also under …
Michael Moore: “America Is NOT Broke“
America is not broke. Contrary to what those in power would like you to believe so that you'll give up your pension, cut your wages, and settle for the …
Americanus Middle-Classis
As US Moves Ahead With Nuclear Power, No Solution for Radioactive Waste
President Obama has won wide bipartisan support for his determination to revive American nuclear power — a low-carbon energy solution that electric utilities and conservatives can support. But a …
Indiana’s New Republican Sec. of State Charged With Three Counts of Felony Voter Fraud
What do GOP superstar Ann Coulter, the head of the GOP's California voter registration firm Mark Anthony Jacoby, and, as of yesterday, Indiana's newly elected GOP Secretary of State …
If It Sounds Too Good … What You Need to Know, but Don’t, About Privatizing Infrastructure
Remember the old joke about some sharpie who takes innocents by “selling” them the Brooklyn Bridge? By the time the poor guy finds out he was taken, the crook …
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Women’s Day: Rallies Planned in Iran Despite Crackdown
New York - Women's rights campaigners are hoping for a strong turnout to public rallies set to be staged across the Islamic Republic of Iran next Tuesday, despite a …