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The Voice of Lorna’s Silence
The film is a letter from the liquid modern world and one I would dearly have wished to write myself.
EPA May Use Clean Water Act to Control Greenhouse Gas
Washington - The Environmental Protection Agency is exploring whether to use the Clean Water Act to control greenhouse gas emissions, which are turning the oceans acidic at a rate …
The Next Supreme Court Justice Nominee
When Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens retires, who will President Obama nominate to replace him? This question is being seriously asked as Justice Stevens, now 90 years old, …
Gunmen in Iraqi Army Uniforms Kill 24 in Village
Baghdad, Iraq - Gunmen dressed in Iraqi army uniforms stormed three houses overnight Saturday in a Sunni Muslim village south of Baghdad and killed 24 people, including five women, …
Is Baseball a Fading Allegory for the Fading American Way of Life?
Here in the first post-American century, sports fans, it's a brand-new ballgame — and I'm not sure how to watch it. In this opening season of the Post-Steroid Era, …
David Sirota | These Devils Wear Privilege
With the beginning of the ever-optimistic spring season, the television is delivering yet another thrilling college hoops clinic, meaning it's time for us to gulp down our annual swig …
Rachel Maddow: The Bikini Graph on Job Gains (Video)
Rachel Maddow demonstrates job growth under Obama vs. Bush using a “bikini” graph:
Report: VA Needs to Improve Services for Growing Number of Women Veterans
The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) has taken steps to make services available to women veterans, but needs to revise key policies and improve oversight, according to a new …
The Politics of Jobs vs. High Unemployment
Even new employment figures show the US economy's strongest job-creation performance in three years, the Obama White House knows that talking to Americans about jobs requires a delicate political …
Why Torture Is Necessary
Secrecy, torture and the murder of those who resist are necessary parts of this perfect storm of unimaginable violence in the service of unimaginable theft. Of our …