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“Corporate Environmentalism” Threatens COP21 Climate Talks
Despite grandiose pledges to reduce carbon emissions, we have continued to pollute the planet.
A Big Fat Radioactive Lie
Billionaires are hyping nuclear power as a magic cure for climate change.
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In Chicago, New Police Reform Task Force Triggers Feeling of Déjà Vu
Chicago is once again gripped by a familiar story.
IAEA’s Final Report on Iran Nuclear Program Defends Discredited Parchin Cylinder Claims
The International Atomic Energy Agency says it has resolved questions on Iran's nuclear program, but also insinuates otherwise.
Pentagon Spent $150 Million on Afghanistan “Villas,” Security for Lavish Compounds
Included among the lavish services were luxury commodities provided by private military contractors.
Horror Beyond Description: Noam Chomsky on the Latest Phase of the War on Terror
World-renowned critic of US foreign policy Noam Chomsky offers his insights on the current phase on the US “war on terror.”
Green Capitalism: How Multinationals Use Climate Change to Impose an Industrial Agricultural Model
Advocates are questioning whether Big Ag's “climate-smart agriculture” will reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
California’s Head Oil Regulator Resigns Amid Latest Brown Administration Scandal
The resignations of oil industry regulators show California's by Big Money interests.
The Question of Palestinian Statehood and the ICC’s Jurisdiction
When the UN made Palestine a “non-member observer state,” it became an eligible party to the International Criminal Court.
Poverty Swept Under the Red Carpet in the Philippines
Manila's street dwellers are everywhere, because crushing poverty in this country of 100 million people remains rampant.