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The Conquest of Nature: And What We’ve Lost
Our historical attempts to control nature is one of the many examples of man's hubris.
Big Bank Immunity: When Do We Crack Down on Wall Street?
Dean Baker: Don't shelter banks from prosecution. Use anti-trust laws to break them up.
“October Surprise” and “Argo“
Iranu2019s ex-President Bani-Sadr, criticizing inaccurate history in u201cArgo,u201d says most Iranian officials wanted a quick end to the 1980 US-Iranian hostage crisis, but Ronald Reaganu2019s presidential campaign had other …
Five Ways the FDA Has Failed Consumers on Genetically Engineered Foods
Revolving door policy and lax to no regulation are a win for Monsanto and a loss for everyone else.
Closing Cages: People Power Helps Stop Youth Incarceration
With the number of youth behind bars at an all-time low, are more youth jails really necessary?
Will the Next Pope Embrace Liberation Theology?
The conventional answer would be: fat chance. But maybe there is a chance.
Uprooting Racism in the Food System: African Americans Organize
A shovel overturned can flip so much more than soil, worms, and weeds.
Progressives Stop Obama from “Going to China”: A Thought Experiment
Could progressives have changed these dim prospects by using their vote more effectively?
Fear, Corporate Profiteering, and Government Expansion of the Security Surveillance State on the US Borderland
Private security companies are making a profit from turning the US/Mexico border into a military zone. Mark Karlin reports.
The US Military, Green Energy and the SPIDERS at Pearl Harbor
Andrew DeWit outlines and analyzes the US Military's latest green energy program.