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Gar Alperovitz: Nuclear Attack on Japan Was Opposed by American Military Leadership
Gar Alperovitz tells Paul Jay that President Truman used the A-bomb to make a “diplomatic” point to the Soviet Union, not out of military necessity.
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From Canada, a New Gold Standard
Wagemark is recognizing companies for curbing excessive CEO pay, not soaring profits.
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Pot
Ted Rall, “Pot”
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Sochi Olympics
Clay Bennett, “Sochi Olympics”
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TransCanada’s Keystone XL South Pipeline Begins Operations
TransCanada is surely celebrating now that it has a pipeline system in place connecting the tar sands in Alberta, Canada to the Gulf Coast refineries and export terminals.
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How Antiwar Activists Robbed the FBI, Got Away With It, and Exposed Massive Covert Surveillance
“Burglary” is a fascinating and inspiring story of protestors who robbed the FBI - how they pulled it off - and how they exposed the agency's illegal surveillance and …
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Why Drug Prices Are Out of Control, or Money Well Spent by Big Pharma
Wonder why drug prices are skyrocketing? A primer on how lobbying works best to make people really rich.
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Encouraging Signs for a Brighter 2014
Paul Krugman: "One way to describe the American economy in 2013 is to say that it was, in effect, trying to begin a strong recovery, but was held back …
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First Things First: Until We Fix Our Democracy Problem, It’s Hard to Fix Any Problem
Marge Baker: “To fix our democracy problem, we have to be able to enact common-sense regulations on political spending.”
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William Rivers Pitt | An Open Letter to Lovers of the Gun
William Rivers Pitt: "I am puking sick of reading every single day about how your baby, your toddler, your brother, your sister, your cousin, your niece, your nephew, blew …