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China as No. 1? Don’t Bet Your Bottom Dollar
The minute China’s economy falters, the country’s rulers have a problem on their hands that could potentially make the Arab Spring look mild by comparison. (Photo: M Shades/Flickr) …

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Transcript: Remarks by President Obama on Osama bin Laden
East Room 11:35 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United …

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Ecological Scarcity, Poverty and Development
The Triple Crisis Blog is pleased to welcome Edward B. Barbier, John S. Bugas Professor of Economics at the University of Wyoming, as a regular blogger.

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Questioning Obama’s Americanism
Some Americans, especially on the Left, seem to have almost forgotten that Barack Obama is an African-American whose rise to the presidency was one of the most unlikely political …

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The Republican Plan With Lipstick
(Photo: Paula Bailey / Flickr) Republicans figure that if they can’t sell the pig, they’ll just put lipstick on it and find some suckers who will think …

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The Race for Space-Solar Energy
(Photo: rogergordon) The failures of the General Electric nuclear reactors in Japan to safely shut down following the 9.0 Tahoka earthquake, following in the wake of the …

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I, Consumer?
(Photo: J E Smith / Flickr) Where have all the people gone? Not to mention the citizenry, human beings, neighbors, inhabitants, individuals, men, women, adults, children, workers, …

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The Libyan War, American Power and the Decline of the Petrodollar System
The present NATO campaign against Gaddafi in Libya has given rise to great confusion, both among those waging this ineffective campaign, and among those observing it. Many whose opinions …

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Lagging GDP Growth Shows Austerity Fixation Is Hurting Our Economy
The first quarter growth figures—annual growth of 1.8% during the first three months of the year—are an ominous reminder of the reality that Washington has forgotten. This …

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Making the Case From a Different Place
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout; Adapted: michael baird, BOSSoNe0013) A trio of ongoing and savagely expensive wars. A catastrophically expensive health care “system.” A national infrastructure collapsing …