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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.
Glenn Greenwald on Secret NSA Program to Crack Online Encryption
“There is no form of human commerce ... that is ever invulnerable to their prying eyes,” says Greenwald.
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Cornel West and the Fight to Save the Black Prophetic Tradition
“The most pernicious development is the incorporation of the black prophetic tradition into the Obama imperial project,” Cornel West tells Chris Hedges.
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The Hill to the Rescue on Syria? Don’t Hold Your Breath
In an announcement that surprised virtually everyone, the president told his countrymen and the world that he was putting on hold the much anticipated U.S. attack against Syria.
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The Trapper
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Death by Corporation, Part IV: Dissolving the Planet for Oil
The oil and gas industry pumps millions of gallons of highly hazardous hydrofluoric acid into wells underground, endangering Americans,
Top-Down Development: A Climate of Uncertainty Fuels Forced Displacement in Nepal’s Push for Road Expansions
A lack of knowledge certainly does not serve the people, whose interests apparently conflict with those of the developers.
Modern Chaos and the Pleasure of Hidden Greek Treasures
Greece in 2013 is an occupied country. But there's no occupation army anywhere in Greece. Yet the occupation is as real as if barbarians were at the gates.
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Strongman of Egypt: How General Al-Sisi Took the Revolution’s Thunder
The following weeks will paint a clearer picture of the road map for Egypt - as well as the true aims of General al-Sisi as he attempts to steer …