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Brexit and the Derivatives Time Bomb
A $500 trillion derivatives time bomb poised atop a $100 trillion mountain of debt is not a stable situation.
Bikini Islanders Still Deal With Fallout of US Nuclear Tests, 70 Years Later
Marshall Islanders living on the fallout-contaminated islands ended up breathing, absorbing, drinking and eating considerable amounts of radioactivity.
Leaker, Speaker, Soldier, Spy: The Charmed Life of David Petraeus
Depending on your viewpoint, Petraeus' post-official life can be seen as pure as the driven snow, or as corrupt as can be imagined.
Obama Drone Casualty Numbers a Fraction of Those Recorded by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism
The Naming the Dead project has named 213 civilians killed in Pakistan by drones in Obama's presidency.
US Border Control Wants to Monitor Travelers’ Social Media Accounts
US Customs and Border Control proposed a slight change to the usual screening process for visitors applying for a visa at the border.
In China, Walmart Retail Workers Walk Out Over Unfair Scheduling
About 70 Walmart workers began a wildcat strike July 1 against an unpopular new flexible scheduling system.
How Wealth Inequality Exacerbated the Great Recession
From new research on the Great Recession, still more evidence that maldistributions of income and wealth really matter.
What the US Can Learn From Canada’s Experiment With Electoral Reform
Canadian democracy could become more representative thanks to efforts to transform how members of Parliament are elected.
Okinawa Is Still Being Exploited by the US
Cindy Beringer describes the long history of US military abuses on the island of Okinawa — and explains the backdrop to the struggle of its residents.
Dark Money: How You Can See More of It, Thanks to the FCC
Radio and cable stations must upload political ad data to public online database.