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Watchdog Group Sues US for Access to Shell Oil’s Safety Plan for Arctic Drilling
As Shell begins drilling in remote Arctic waters, watchdogs are suing US regulators for access to records.
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Permits to Build Keystone XL in Jeopardy as Hearings Reveal Missteps
TransCanada's decision to purchase all the pipe needed for Keystone XL before receiving a permit could prove a costly mistake.
Scott Walker Wins Koch Straw Poll, $900 Million in the Offing
The Koch network of funders are busily trying to remake their public image.
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Job Growth Remains Strong in July
Weak wage growth and low EPOPs indicate persisting slack in labor market.
Socialist Faces in High Places: Syriza’s Fall From Grace and the Elusive Electoral Road
Syriza's recent fall from grace serves as a stark reminder of the unfulfilled promise of the electoral road to socialism.
Will Sharing Abortion Stories Further Reproductive Justice?
A sure-to-be-controversial new book offers a guide for ending the so-called “abortion wars” through empathy.
Jeb Bush Didn’t Misspeak: The GOP Wants to Dismantle Reproductive Health Programs
Last night Jeb Bush made a slip of the tongue that let us know just where he stands on reproductive health.
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William Rivers Pitt | Double-Barreled Disaster: Two GOP Debates in One Night
“I endured both of these things, two in one day with seventeen participants, and may never fully recover from the experience.”
Seventy Years Since Hiroshima: Nonviolence or Nonexistence
Seventy years after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the US knows now what the effect has been.
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Remembering Hiroshima and the Quest for Peace
While we have not used another nuclear weapon to kill, we continue to use bombs and guns and missiles to kill each other.