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Southwestern Energy Executive Mark Boling Admits Fracking Link to Climate Change
An executive of a major shale gas development company has conceded what scientists have been saying for years: global shale gas development has the potential to wreak serious climate …
Has the United States’ Use of Finance as a Foreign Policy Tool Backfired?
The rapid rise of open corruption and the power of the United States' new oligarchs has laid waste to what little was left of this country's good name.
Sinister Franchise: Exporting the Tea Party to Australia
The new Liberal government in Australia seems determined to turn the country in directions no voters were warned about - those directions coming straight from the Tea Party manifesto.
What Next in the Campaign to Save the Internet?
The next four months are going to determine the future of the Internet. Will it remain free and open with equal access to all?
How the International Monetary Conference Helped Fuel the 1980s Debt Crisis
The 1980 IMC meeting seemed to bear formal fruition when Ronald Reagan assumed the presidency in January of 1981, as his new economic policies won "praise from at least …
California Bans “Dark Money” in Elections After Undisclosed Koch Brothers Spending in 2012
Sacramento Bee does a lousy job of helping voters understand why that matters.
“Fewer! Fewer! Fewer!” A Step Too Far for the Ultra-Right in the Netherlands?
The acceptance of austerity by most political parties and the general drift to the right has produced fertile ground for far right-parties to take root, and raised the danger …
The War on Drugs: Reaching Past the US Prison System to Latin America
Approximately 70 percent of women incarcerated in the Americas are in prison for non-violent micro-trafficking offenses.
The Political Rebellion in Eastern Ukraine
Ukraine remains a country subject to national oppression by virtue of its subordinate economic and political status in Europe.
Venezuelan Capital Sees Rise in Violent Street Bands Following Opposition Withdrawal From Peace Talks
Street violence has rekindled following a press conference held by the the opposition coalition, and announcing their withdrawal from talks initiated by the government of President Nicolas Maduro.