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“Totally Self-Inflicted Damage”: US on Verge of Default as Pain From 16-Day Shutdown Spreads
Robert Borosage, founder and president of the Institute for Americau2019s Future and co-director of its sister organization, the Campaign for Americau2019s Future, is interviewed about the effects of the …
Economist: There Is No Debt Crisis
Gerald Epstein, codirector of the Political Economy Research Institute, discusses Congress' upcoming decision to raise the debt ceiling.
The Crisis in Egypt Today: An Interview With Mohammad Fadel
An interview with Professor Mohammed Fadel on his recent analysis of the political situation in Egypt.
When the State Pushes Back
Kai Huschke, the NW and Hawaii Organizer for the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, is interviewed on working to pass Community Bills of Rights that elevate local law and …
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Ecuador Approves Oil Drilling in Amazon Rain Forest
On October 3rd 2013, Ecuador's National Assembly authorized the project to drill for oil in the Yasuni National forest, which is a biosphere reserve and home of endemic tribes …
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US Court: Transcanada’s Keystone XL Profits More Important Than Environment
The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit decided not to grant the Sierra Club and Clean Energy Future Oklahoma a temporary injunction on the construction of the …
In Big Win for Defense Industry, Obama Rolls Back Limits on Arms Exports
New relaxed legislations will increase the flow of American-made military parts to the worldu2019s conflicts and make it harder to enforce arms sanctions as thousands of parts of military …
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Health Care Reformageddon
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Tea Party’s War Memorial Rally Was Another “Let Him Die!” Moment
Why is the tea party rallying over a closed memorial when so many people are suffering, asks Joshua Holland.
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