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The Perils of Ignoring Science
(Photo: dogsthatchasecars / Flickr) I heard a remarkable thing on the radio the other day and it had nothing to do with a congressman’s nether regions. …
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On War and Peace, the Senate Starts to Move
Sen. Jim Webb (D-Virginia) listens to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speak during a Senate Armed Service Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 12, 2007. (Photo: Doug …
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Making the US Economy “Scream“
(Image: Lance Page / Truthout; Adapted: Terry Feuerborn, Gregory Hauenstein) Modern Republicans have a simple approach to politics when they are not in the White House: Make …
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Why the Budget Is the Wrong Thing to Fight About
The country is consumed right now with the fight over the Federal budget, specifically the plan of Rep. Ryan (R-Wisconsin) to balance it by (mostly) radically cutting spending on …
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Garden Helps Community Grow, Flower
As Prescott inches closer to realizing the longstanding aim of creating a bona fide community garden, there are a number of aspects to the story that merit additional attention. …
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A French Cure for the Resource Curse
French President Nicolas Sarkozy. (Photo: World Economic Forum / Flickr) New York - The campaign to ensure that companies engaged in extractive activities disclose all of their …
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Inflation Fears Rising Faster Than Prices in US and Europe
(Credit: JEMI.Source: Koha Ditore - Pristina, Kosovo.) Two questions about inflation: 1. What would the European Central Bank be doing if it were the Federal …
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Robert Reich | President Obama Must Not Go Over to the Supply Side
“I am concerned about the fact that the recovery that we’re on is not producing jobs as fast as I want it to happen,” President Obama said Tuesday, amid …
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100 Percent Scared: How the National Security Complex Grows on Terrorism Fears
Here’s a scenario to chill you to the bone: Without warning, the network — a set of terrorist super cells — struck in northern Germany and …
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Playing With Default
The current puppet play in Congress — where Republicans sponsored a bill to raise the nation's debt ceiling only because they wanted to vote it down — would be …