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Fighting Corporate Concentration in Agriculture
Today, the U.S. Departments of Justice and Agriculture convene their fourth public hearing on corporate concentration in U.S. agricultural markets. Farmers and ranchers are expected to crowd Fort Collins, …
Rachel Maddow: Radio Fills Crucial Role in New Orleans at Critical Time (Video)
Rachel Maddow replays some of the calls to WWL (New Orleans) radio, following Hurricane Katrina and talks with Garland Robinette about how the station became a community service source …
In New York Times Matt Bai Attacks Social Security
In August 26th’s New York Times, One Liberal Voice Dares to Say, Cut the Budget, by Matt Bai. Bai's piece frames the federal debt as almost entirely the fault …
Ten Candidates File Suit as “Massive Improprieties, Tampering” Seen in Shelby County, Tennessee, Election
While barreling westward across the Great Plains yesterday, I received an urgent text message from Bev Harris of the non-partisan election integrity watchdog organization BlackBoxVoting.org. She and Susan Pynchon, …
Broadband Needs Truth in Labeling
The Federal Communications Commission recently released a technical paper confirming what most technology insiders – and many movie fans who have tried to stream a high-definition Netflix trilogy at …
Study of Coal Ash Sites Finds Extensive Water Contamination
Washington - A study released on Thursday finds that 39 sites in 21 states where coal-fired power plants dump their coal ash are contaminating water with toxic metals such …
North Korea: It’s a Cyclical Thing
Nagano, Japan - Here’s a blast from the past: A 1994 Boston Globe article began: “Former President Jimmy Carter’s talks in North Korea may have provided an ‘opening’ in …
Alexander Cockburn | Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin Commandeer Martin Luther King’s Dream
This coming weekend brings us the Aug. 28 anniversary of the March on Washington back in 1963. It was when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I …
Confusion in Iraq: Troops and Contractors March Into New Era
The Obama administration signaled the end of an era this week as the last combat troops left Iraq, but insurgents apparently did not get the message. A wave of …
David Sirota | Lessons From a Low-Impact Week
“Will you join me in lowering our impact?”