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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.
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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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,