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Will New Jersey’s Traffic Controversy Jam Gov. Christie’s Presidential Hopes for 2016?
Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez discuss how the scandal could threaten Christie's expected candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016.
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On the Outskirts of Crypto City – the Architecture of Surveillance
Mass surveillance has an image problem.
The Syrian War and “Sectarianism“
Sectarian violence should be seen as the result of specific political and economic developments, rather than their cause.
Peak Oil Is Dead: Long Live Peak Oil!
Before obituaries for peak oil theory pile up too high, let's take a careful look at these assertions.
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Unemployment
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The End of Civilization as We Know It
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Higher Hopes for Hemp
The phony justification for banning hemp because someone might secretly grow pot makes even less sense than it did before Colorado and Washington State legalized marijuana.
Green Capitalism: The God That Failed
No amount of “green” capitalism will ensure the profound changes we must make to prevent the catastrophic impacts of global warming.
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The Pacific Trade Pact Is Big, but Is It a Huge Deal?
Paul Krugman explains why he has a hard time finding the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal especially important.
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Gaming the System: The Relevance of The Hunger Games
As The Hunger Games trilogy gains popularity, its themes of class inequality, poverty, class warfare and oppression gain prominence across the globe.