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Senior Israeli, US Intelligence Figures Warn of Israeli Attack Against Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds an alleged Iranian missile manual as Defense Minister Ehud Barak looks on at a press conference near a ship seized in the Mediterranean …
Just 18,000 New Jobs in June Leads to Another Rise in Unemployment
Even if job growth were to improve through the rest of 2011, it would not be enough to reduce the unemployment rate. The Labor Department reported that …
The Market Is Lying: Why We Must Tax Carbon, Not Subsidize It
Addressing carbon emissions that contribute to climate change has become an international challenge. At Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, part of the focus of carbon storage research is on basalts, …
Populist Alliances or Senseless Wars and Corporate Welfare
Ralph Nader (left) and Ron Paul. (Photos: ragesoss, Gage Skidmore) Ron Paul and Ralph Nader have an intriguing idea. While both know that there are significant ideological …
The Invasion of Australia – Official, at Last
An Australian Aborigine with painted face. (Photo: Didrik Johnck) The City of Sydney has voted to replace the words "European arrival" in the official record with "invasion." …
Bachmann Lies About Her Family History to Sound More Iowan
Michelle Bachman speaking at a "Cut The Spending Now" rally at the Capitol in Washington, DC on April 6, 2011. (Photo: markn3tel) With the announcement of her …
The Lies That Sold Obama’s Escalation in Afghanistan
Soldiers of 1st Squadron 61st Cavalry 101st Airborne Division listen to Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates while he visits Field Operating Base in Connolly, Afghanistan, December 7, 2010. (Photo: …
Leon the Knife or Leon the Ladle: On “Reform,” Will Secretary Leon Panetta Go the Way of Past DoD Secretaries?
Incoming secretary of defense Leon Panetta. (Image: JR / Truthout) Leon Panetta, fresh from his stint as the head of the CIA, became the new secretary of …
Subsidizing Profits, Weakening Social Security: The Employer Payroll Tax Cut
Unemployed workers use the Anoka County Job Training Center's computer work stations for their job search in Blaine, Minn., May 3, 2011. (Photo: Craig Lassig / The New York …
Class War in Greece and the World
Once again, democracy has been crushed in the very land where it was born. Despite unprecedented opposition by the vast majority (70-80 percent) of the population, the …