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Curiosity Launch: Fukushima for Everyone?
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) intends in coming days to launch a rover to be deployed on Mars fueled with 10.6 pounds of plutonium. If there is …
The Pentagon Flunks Another Audit
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) The military-industrial complex is in high alert. They can't really believe that the Obama administration will keep its word and veto any …
Two Scandals, One Connection: The FBI Link Between Penn State and UC Davis
(Photo: The National Academy of Sciences / Flickr)
Politics of Indignation: As Rome Burns
Protesters in Rome, October 15. (Photo: Cau Napoli) The 99 percent came out in full force in Rome as Italy's capital city joined several other cities on …
Carving Tips the Supercommittee Should Have Followed
Members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction take their seats for the second meeting of the panel in Washington, Sept. 13, 2011. From left: Co-chair Rep. Jeb …
Senator Merkley’s Harm Reduction Plan for Afghanistan Would Save Lives and Billions
If Sen. Jeff Merkley's (D-Oregon) “expedite the drawdown from Afghanistan” amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act makes a strong showing, it could tip the Obama administration toward a …
The GOP and Chamber of Commerce’s War Over a Bulletin Board
Earlier this month, thirty-six House Republicans filed an amicus court brief to support corporate America’s war on workers’ rights. They are embracing a suit filed by the Chamber …
Spain: Socialist Defeat Could Give Rise to a New Left
Madrid - The crushing defeat suffered by Spain's governing socialist party may pave the way for the emergence of a new alterative left capable of standing up to the …
The “Public University” as Response to Funding Cuts to UK’s Higher Education
Student protests have risen in the wake of the government's plans to make society pay for the economic crisis.
Civil Society at Ground Zero: You Can Crush the Flowers, But You Can’t Stop the Spring
Occupy Wall Street protesters march through lower Manhattan in New York, November 17, 2011. (Photo: Marcus Yam / The New York Times) Last Tuesday, I awoke in …