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New Climate Bill Would “Shrink Government,” Award Taxpayers
PERI's James Boyce discusses how Rep. Chris Van Hollen's climate bill would limit carbon pollution by auctioning off permits to fossil fuel vendors and result in a net gain …
Noam Chomsky on Media’s “Shameful Moment” in Gaza and How a US Shift Could End the Occupation
As a new 72-hour cease-fire takes hold in Gaza, Amy Goodman turns to part two of an interview with world-renowned dissident and linguist, MIT Professor Noam Chomsky.
Why US Airstrikes Won’t Defeat ISIS
Vijay Prashad: Renewed US air strikes will plunge Iraq into further chaos while the US and its allies refuse to seek a regional solution to the conflict.
The “Habit Helpers” of America’s Warring and Spying
America was born with a musket in one hand and a spy glass in the other, and she has never let go of them.
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Foreign Policy in Blunderland
It was my last day at the Department of State when - already perhaps a few sheets to the wind from some private celebrating - I saw the White …
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Global Coalition of Access to Research, Science and Education Organizations Calls on STM to Withdraw New Model Licenses
Let us work together towards a world where the whole sum of human knowledge, both that from within academia and that from without, is accessible, usable, reusable and interoperable.
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Losing Inquiry in the Public Sphere
The Age of WikiLeaks has brought with it a flourishing of technocratic dilemmas.
Why Talk Shows Are a Threat to US Democracy
Nobody expects political TV show hosts like Mr. Hannity to come up with elaborate peace plans on their programs. But their viewers ought to get their share of informative …
Our Privacy and Liberty Still at Risk, Even if Leahy NSA Bill Passes
Reaching consensus on how to reform these massive, poorly understood programs will be challenging, to say the least.
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Manolada Workers: “No Greek Would Want This Job Anyway“
As a Greek court frees the shooters and employer of 35 Bangladeshi strawberry pickers, the plight of Greece's migrant workers is brought back into focus.