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Mamas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Banksters
So much for telling kids to “always tell the truth.” It turns out, toddlers who tell lies do better as adults. Whether this is surprising news about child development, …
Nouriel Roubini: How to Break Up the Banks, Stop Massive Bonuses and Rein in Wall Street Greed
New York University economist Nouriel Roubini is the author of, most recently, “Crisis Economics: A Crash Course In The Future Of Finance.” He is considered one of the most …
Killing Our World
“I wanted to destroy everything beautiful I'd never have,” wrote Chuck Palahniuk in his novel,"'Fight Club." "Burn the Amazon rain forest. Pump chlorofluorocarbons straight up to gobble the ozone. …
News in Brief: Pentagon Falsely Claimed Missile System Success and More …
A new report finds President Obama's antimissile defense system only has a success rate of 10 to 20 percent, reports The New York Times. The system was touted as …
Suicide Bomber Hits NATO Convoy in Afghanistan; 18 Dead, Five Americans
Kabul, Afghanistan - A suicide bomber driving a vehicle with more than a half ton of explosives hit a NATO convoy on a busy Kabul road early Tuesday morning, …
Tar Balls Turn Up in Florida Keys
The Coast Guard reported that 20 tar balls were found Monday night along the shore at Fort Zachary Taylor State Park in Key West. Samples are being sent to …
Rage Against the Machine
It's morning in America, and the nativists are getting restless. Often cited amidst the moderate chagrin over rightwing rampaging in recent weeks is the dubious proposition that these factions …
Judge Orders Release From Guantánamo of Russian Caught in Abu Zubaydah’s Web
On Thursday, a group of US citizens in Massachusetts were thrilled to hear that in the District Court in Washington, DC, Judge Henry H. Kennedy Jr. had granted the …
Why Job Creation Agencies Stay Off the Table
Don't expect a CCC or WPA in this decade as there are pointed reasons not to reach into the New Deal quiver. Unemployment, stuck at just under 10 percent …
White Wealth and Black Debt Shot Up in “Growth” Years
The wealth gap between Blacks and Whites has grown by fourfold over the course of Generation X’s lifetime, exploding to $95,000, a study released today found. And the debt …