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Bill McKibben to Obama: Say No to Big Oil
Bill Moyers talks with Bill McKibben, an activist who has dedicated his life to saving the planet from environmental collapse, about his hopes that Americans will collectively pressure Obama …
Tapering of Quantitative Easing Is Throwing Emerging Markets Into Chaos – and Big Banks Are Getting Richer
Despite no real economic recovery, the Fed is winding down quantitative easing, throwing developing countries' economies into chaos.
Is Iran the Real Problem?
The American people have far less to worry about with Iran than they do with the machinations of many of their own leaders.
Declaring Victory Wherever We Can: An Interview With Cynthia Kaufman on Getting Past Capitalism
Cynthia Kaufman: “We desperately need to find alternatives, and in fact we are surrounded by them.”
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Capital Mistake: Speeding Up a Broken Process Is No Solution
Lawmakers in states that still impose the death penalty always have a choice to make when they introduce legislation that impacts capital cases.
Rising Inequality: Economic Recovery Driven Almost Entirely by the Rich
Do the rich really need the rest of us? If by “us” you mean middle-class Americans, the answer is likely, “No, not any more.”
Turkish Unionists: “We Are Not Terrorists“
Turkey's strict anti-terror laws are being used by the right-wing Erdogan government to crack down on an old enemy - the union movement.
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Digital Underground Believed to Be Behind Attack on Target
Although Target's breach remains under cloaked investigation with no official results, a security intelligence firm that tracks carder activity says it is following a ring of nine people dealing …
Emerging Markets: Deja Vu All Over Again
So now we have witnessed yet another sell-off of emerging market assets in global financial markets in the last week of January, which has caused currencies to depreciate from …
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Internet for the Public Interest Needs Protection
Unless the FCC takes a stand, American consumers stand to lose their open access to the Internet, while providers will rake in even greater profits.