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Josh Fox Responds to His Arrest on Capitol Hill: “The Truth That Fracking Contaminates Groundwater Is Out“
Washington, DC - I was arrested today for exercising my First Amendment rights to freedom of the press on Capitol Hill. I was not expecting to be arrested for …
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Kafka at the Pentagon
When it comes to U.S. policy toward Iran, irony is the name of the game. Where to begin? The increasingly fierce sanctions that the Obama administration is …
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Michael Hudson Interview: Fraud, Folly & Mortgages at GE, Whose CEO Heads The President’s Jobs Council
This is the audio clip of an interview I did for The Breakdown this weekend with journalist and author Michael Hudson, who did a terrific piece on GE Capital's mortgage crisis called Fraud …
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Banking Wasn’t Meant to Be Like This
What will their future be – and what is the government’s proper financial role? (As published in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.) The inherently symbiotic relationship …
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In a Million-Dollar Minute
The Pentagon is currently charging US taxpayers approximately $1.9 million per minute, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year (366 in 2012). The American …
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Adding It Up: Press Freedom, Democratic Health and Public Media Funding
This week Reporters Without Borders released its 2011–2012 Press Freedom Index, and much of the attention has focused on the fact that the United States has dropped 27 places to …
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Amid “Turnaround Agenda,” Teachers, Communities Overshadowed by Corporate Reforms
The conversation about school reform in Washington is replete with big ideas—glossy proposals for “accountability,” putting the “students first,” fixing “broken” schools, all in hopes of making America “competitive” …
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He’s Back: Leery of Leahy
After failing to get COICA (Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act) passed in 2010, he is back again this year with PIPA. Do not forget PIPA is the son …
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One Hundred-Thirty Years After His Birth, We Still Live in FDR’s World
Government has a final responsibility for the well-being of its citizenship. If private cooperative endeavor fails to provide work for willing hands and relief for the unfortunate, those suffering …
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Today, Republican Candidates Have to Be Cynical or Foolish
(Image: CartoonArts International / The New York Times Syndicate) Steve Benen, a contributor at Washington Monthly, noted online on Jan. 18 that by normal standards, Mitt Romney …