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People First … and Dogs, Too: A Case Study of Throwing Money and High Technology at a Military Problem
US Army Spc. Kory Wiels and his military working canine Cooper take a break after searching a house for weapons and homemade explosives in Arab Jabour, southern Baghdad, Iraq, …
Propaganda for “Justice”: Flattering the State on Libya and Bin Laden
On April 11, The New York Times uncritically repeated the Obama administration's claims that the intervention in Libya was his first “humanitarian war.” With efforts to remove Qaddafi having …
What Price the Fukushima Meltdown? Comparing Chernobyl and Fukushima
Steam rises from the Fukushima #3 nuclear reactor, March 19, 2011. (Photo: daveeza) On April 12, 2011 the Japanese government officially announced that the severity of the …
Talkin’ ‘Bout a Revolution
Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC. President Abraham Lincoln observed in his first inaugural address, "This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow …
Why the Rich Love High Unemployment
The headquarters of JPMorgan Chase in New York. A JPMorgan research report concludes that the current corporate profit recovery is more dependent on falling unit-labor costs than during any …
Company Believes Three Reactors Melted Down in Japan
In a belated acknowledgment of the severity of Japan's nuclear disaster, the Tokyo Electric Power Company said Tuesday that three of the stricken Fukushima plant's reactors likely suffered fuel …
The Nuclear Disaster That Could Destroy Japan
A view of the Hamaoka nuclear power plant. After the recent earthquake and tsunami that destroyed the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, new attention has been brought to the legal …
Playing the China Card
Soldiers of the Pakistani Army on patrol in South Waziristan, Pakistan, on October 29, 2009. (Photo: Tyler Hicks / The New York Times) Washington often acts …
Ten Reasons Protecting Unions Is a Life-and-Death Issue
In Wisconsin, tens of thousands of public-sector workers were going to work every day, helping the people in the DMV, hospitals, health care centers, public transportation: teachers, fire fighters, …
Wall Street Banker Peter Peterson and the Deficit Ostriches
Last spring, Wall Street investment banker Peter Peterson hosted a lavish, daylong conference devoted to the budget deficit. One of the highlights was an appearance by President Clinton. Clinton …