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Iranian Nuclear Threat Spurs Mideast Arms Sales
United Nations - The United States, and most of the Western world, have transformed Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad into a virtual bogeyman, thereby spreading fear throughout the neighbouring countries …
Reagan Revolution Home to Roost: America Is Crumbling
The conservative argument of the last 30-40 years boils down to this: “Hey look at this big pile of seed corn. Let's eat it!” Almost 30 years after the …
Reagan Revolution Home to Roost: America Is Crumbling (2)
The conservative argument of the last 30-40 years boils down to this: “Hey look at this big pile of seed corn. Let's eat it!” Almost 30 years after the …
Haitian Farmers Commit to Burning Monsanto Hybrid Seeds
“A new earthquake” is what peasant farmer leader Chavannes Jean-Baptiste of the Peasant Movement of Papay (MPP) called the news that Monsanto will be donating 60,000 seed sacks (475 …
“Gooaal!” for Lula Against Western Push for Iran Sanctions
Sao Paulo, Brazil - If I were in Washington, I would run down Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House to Congress with a big Brazilian flag, as the young …
Mamas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Banksters (Videos)
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, …
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 …