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Sochi’s Example for Russia’s Way Forward
The United States and Russia should intensify their efforts at cooperation in global safety. Both have demonstrated successes in this endeavor. Both should also work not to overreact to …
Keystone PipeLIES Exposed: The Facts on Sticky Leaks, Billion Dollar Spills and Dirty Air
In this in-depth report, a look at various harmful aspects of tar sands mining.
New Fed Study Says Health Reform Can Reduce Financial Stress
Study of Massachusetts health law cited personal bankruptcy reduction, fewer delinquencies, improved credit scores.
Fruits of Iran’s Revolution
Accurately assessing the fruits of the Iranian Revolution is crucial to understanding Iran today.
The Five Commandments of Barack Obama: How “Thou Shalt Not” Became “Thou Shalt“
In January 2009, Barack Obama entered the Oval Office projecting idealism, broadcasting five commandments by which life in his new world of national security would be lived. Five years …
Interpreting the Climate Impasse: A View from Indo-America
“What is new this year...is the realization that we have arrived at a climate impasse..” Climate Story Teller's Subhankar Banerjee lays out hard truths about the logjam on international …
Rich People Save, Poor People Don’t
While saving money is recommended for financial stability, doing so has become more difficult for the working class as the divide between rich and poor deepens
The Capture of “El Chapo” Changes Nothing
While his capture ends a decade long manhunt, it does nothing to end the drug war in Mexico.
Big Oil, Bad Air: Fracking the Eagle Ford Shale of South Texas
In this in-depth report, a look at the the effects of drilling in Eagle Ford Shale in Texas.
The Next Obama Budget: The Chained CPI and the “Era of Austerity“
There are two debates underway about President Obama's upcoming budget: One involves the President's proclamation that this budget will signal the “end of austerity,” while the other involves the …