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Syrian Refugees in Jordan Decry American Plans to Attack
With the Obama administration pressing Congress to approve its plans to attack the Syrian government, Abu Ghazi and his family are not convinced the strikes will bring anything but …
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Obama’s Case for Syria Didn’t Reflect Intel Consensus
Gareth Porter reveals that the Syria chemical weapon intelligence summary is heavily influenced by the Obama administration.
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JOBS: It’s That Simple!
The plutonomy of the wealthy may be booming, but in the realonomy where ordinary Americans live and work times are still tough.
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Iran-Contra Redux? Prince Bandar Heads Secret Saudi-CIA Effort to Aid Syrian Rebels, Topple Assad
Prince Bandar bin Sultan al-Saud u2014 Saudiu2019s former ambassador to the United States u2014 is leading the effort to prop up the Syrian rebels, therefore reprising his role in …
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Big Oil Gets Green Light to Explore Ecuadorian Amazon
Ecuador President Rafael Correa is a petro-Kenysian who failed to sell Yasuni National Park in carbon markets and to international donors, and now he's turned a blind eye to …
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A Hundred Arrested Protesting Walmart Firings
Thousands of people participated in Thursdayu2019s protests, according to OUR Walmart, and 100 were arrested.
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Obama Warned on Syrian Intel
A dozen former U.S. military and intelligence officials are telling President Obama that they are picking up information that undercuts the Official Story.
Slash and Burn: The War Against California Pensions
u201cPension reformu201d has become the latest battle cry in a seemingly endless war that has ostensibly been declared against tax-dollar waste.
The Financial Crisis and the Second Great Depression Myth
Dean Baker: Without the government bailout we would have seen the end of Wall Street, and possibly the rebirth of our economy.
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The Century-Long Challenge to Respond to Fukushima
Radiation continues to leak from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi site into groundwater, threatening to contaminate the entire Pacific Ocean. The cleanup will require an unprecedented global effort.