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Lavrov Reveals Amended Draft Circulated at “Last Moment”
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov revealed a crucial detail Thursday about last weeku2019s nuclear talks with Iran in Geneva that explains much more clearly than previous reports why the …
No One Died at Healthcare.gov: The Phony Crisis of Obamacare
The heart of Obamacare is about ensuring that people will be able to get reasonably priced insurance regardless of their health.
Fracking Unfocus: How the EPA’s Long-Awaited Hydraulic Fracturing Study Could Miss the Mark
The EPA study probing the fracking industry's threats to drinking water is delayed at least two years and may not address issues related to water and air contamination.
European Progress Toward a Financial Transactions Tax
Federal election results virtually have assured that Germany will adopt a financial transactions tax. Where Germany leads, the rest of the EU is likely to follow, notwithstanding UK resistance.
Racially Engineering the Pseudo-White Barbie
After the pro-black music culture at the center of hip hop in the 1990's, today's black females are becoming more racially ambiguous as they embrace the white barbie image.
Trading Women for Profit
The capitalist mindset that breeds mass inequality across the country is partly to blame for women who are made vulnerable to human trafficking.
Capitalism and Unemployment
What if capitalists were not allowed to layoff whom they choose, but all workers were required to cut their hours for the benefit of the unemployed and underemployed, suggests …
When Falsehoods Triumph: Why A Winning Palestinian Narrative Is Hard To Find
It is no wonder why Palestinians are still struggling to tell the world such a simple, straightforward and truthful story.
A Culture of Walls
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced his governmentu2019s intention to construct another u201cseparation barrieru201d - a large fortified wall or fence referred to by Palestinians as an apartheid …
The Invisible Refugees – Internally Displaced People
They are part of a growing population of refugees that are often without international support, a sub-group of people whose basic needs are rarely addressed by the global community: …