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Fact-Checking Obama’s State of the Union Speech, Part 1: Jobs
On January 24, 2012, President Obama delivered his latest State of the Union (SOTU) speech to Congress. It heavily emphasized economic themes, among which were jobs, manufacturing, trade, the …
Occupying Hawaii: Paradise Lost and Found
Kauai, the “Garden Island.” (Photo: yark64) Ever since the Garden of Eden headlined the Torah, savvy marketers have realized that we all deeply desire a slice of …
Can’t Buy Me Laws: Congress Must Give Back Chris Dodd’s Dirty Money
People inside the D.C. bubble often tell stories about lavish fundraisers and the use of campaign cash to shore up votes in Congress. Conspiracy theories about who uses their …
So, What About the State of the Unions, Mr. President?
Unions? Organized labor? The AFL-CIO? Those words were nowhere to be heard in President Obama's State of the Union address, despite labor's vital role in the economy …
The Truth Behind the Coming “Regime Change” in Syria
After meeting again to decide Syria’s fate, the Arab League again decided to extend its “monitoring mission” in Syria. However, some Arab League nations under U.S. diplomatic control are …
Direct Fossil Fuel Subsidies Worldwide: Half a Trillion Dollars Annually
Here are disturbing numbers from the International Energy Agency (IEA) and World on the Edge: How to Prevent Environmental and Economic Collapse, by Lester R. Brown, and its excerpt …
Firm Implicated in Keystone XL Conflict of Interest Does “Community Relations” for Big Oil in the Amazon
The Peruvian Amazon. (Photo: roaming-the-planet / flickr) The Keystone XL pipeline isn't the only controversial oil project that consultancy Cardno ENTRIX, caught up in a conflict-of-interest scandal …
NATO and CIA Covertly Arming Syrian Rebels in Order to Weaken Iran
The current news coverage concerning Iran is depicting a series of incidents, but when placed in the context of the events of the past few years - as I …
Record Numbers of Incarcerated Mothers Bad News for Women, Children, Communities
Tonya Drake, 35, a mother of four, had no criminal record or history of drug use when she was sentenced to 10 years in prison at the Dublin Federal …
Defender of the Capitalist System: Department of Defense Worst in Competitive Contracts
The first production A-10A was delivered to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, in October 1975 and it launched 90 percent of the AGM-65 Maverick missiles. (Photo: awee_19 / flickr) …