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Op-Ed
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Kochs, Lies and Videotape
David Koch, a billionaire known for his family's contributions to conservative causes, during an interview at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, March 4, 2011. (Photo: Gretchen …
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Nuclear Zero: Getting to the Finish Line
Almost five decades ago, I first visited Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It was 18 years after the atomic bombings flattened the two cities, and in that time they had returned …
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Forget the Farm Bill: Where We Should Set Our Sights This Year For Real Change
I hate to be a Debbie Downer, but I don't care about the 2012 farm bill. Here's why. The sustainable food and agriculture movement has a lot of momentum …
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In Lille, the Left Front “Has Broken Its Banks“
Translated by Kristina Wischenkamper and Bill Scoble. After the retaking of the Bastille on 18 March by a mass of 120,000 people, the Left Front struck another blow on Tuesday …
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Congress Opts to Keep Poisoning Children
Yes, we certainly need to cut unnecessary and frivolous federal spending, because...well, because it's unnecessary and frivolous. So Congress has targeted unnecessary oil subsidies and frivolous tax giveaways to …
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Esquire Magazine: Writer Wanted to Help Convert Class War Into Generational War. No Skills Required; Pays Top Dollar.
This could well have been the want ad Esquire used to attract a writer for its story titled, “War Against Youth.” This lengthy piece is the best compendium of …
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Looking Back at Our Nuclear Future
On March 11, communities around the world commemorated the first year of the still-evolving Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster with rallies, marches, moments of silence, and numerous retrospective reports and essays …
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Volcker Rule Would Cause Irreparable Damage to The Muppets – And Much More Broadly
A major new research report – released this weekend by the renowned international consulting firm, IMS – finds conclusively that implementation of the proposed Volcker Rule would damage not just …
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Conservative Bullying Has Made America Into a Broken, Dysfunctional Family: But There Are Ways to Regain Our Well-Being
A marriage counselor friend once told me that he almost always knows by the end of the very first session whether he's being hired to guide a damaged couple …
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Whose Recovery?
Luxury retailers are smiling. So are the owners of high-end restaurants, sellers of upscale cars, vacation planners, financial advisors, and personal coaches. For them and their customers and clients …