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Cheering a ‘Democratic’ Coup in Ukraine
Nearly everyone is hailing this putsch and ignoring that it was spurred on by neo-Nazi militias, Robert Parry reports.
Military Cuts Don’t Translate Into Less Spending
Here's a quick guide to what the Pentagon wants to do.
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What Is Causing the High Rate of Fatal Birth Defects in Washington?
The Washington State Health Department is stepping up efforts to have doctors educate their patients of the importance of folic acid for women prior to and during pregnancy.
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West Virginians Raise Alarm as Research Links Coal Mining to Cancer, Birth Defects
Recent studies suggest that coal mining affects the health of everyone who lives nearby, not just those who work in the mines.
Remembering Chokwe Lumumba
Can you be a revolutionary and a mayor? Chokwe Lumumba, who spent eight months as mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, before he died this Tuesday, did his best to be …
Pravy Sector: The Radical Force of Ukrainian Maidan
The radical nationalist group called Pravy Sector turned Ukrainian peaceful protests into violent riots.
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Pussy Riot Is Free, Yay! Now What?
Masha Gessen's “Words Will Break Cement: The Passion of Pussy Riot” tells the essential backstory to the Pussy Riot phenomenon in a way that "rescues these women from this …
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We Want to Have a Common Language: Carolina Jews for Justice Stand Out in the Moral Mondays Crowd
One Raleigh-based Jewish group has tapped into a wellspring of political passion among Jews, and is mobilizing them across the state to challenge the Republican takeover of the legislature.
Peeping Webcam? With NSA Help, British Spy Agency Intercepted Millions of Yahoo Chat Images
The latest top-secret documents leaked by Edward Snowden reveal the National Security Agency and its British counterpart, the the Government Communications Headquarters may have peered into the lives of …
Argentina and the Emerging Market Crisis
James Henry: Facing a surging public deficit, Argentina has devalued its currency in response to the Fed's tapering of quantitative easing and China's slowed purchasing of imports.