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Report: Iraq, Afghanistan Wars Will Cost US $4-6 Trillion Dollars
These wars will be the most expensive conflicts in US history, according to the report.
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Propaganda, Self-Censorship and Climate Change
Scientist Melton argues that it's time for the environmental movement and environmental journalism to state the full truth - loudly and often - to counter denialist propaganda. That would …
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NYPD on Trial: Police Say They Are Forced to Harass Kids in Order to Meet Quotas
NYPD whistleblowers say quotas are forcing them to make bogus, racist stops, summonses and arrests.
Rep. McClintock Responds to Public Outcry – Pledges to Close Corporate Loopholes
A large crowd of students, parents and education advocates gathered at Rocklin City Hall yesterday to demonstrate their opposition to Representative Tom McClintock's vote for the Ryan budget that …
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No News Is Not Good News
For too long, media companies have slashed newsroom jobs and replaced hard-hitting journalism with celebrity gossip, sensational crime stories and pay-for-play content. They defended these decisions by arguing that …
“Capitalism Never Solves Its Crisis Problems; It Moves Them Around Geographically”
This is one of the best animations about modern capitalism I've seen, says Gaius Publius.
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50,000 March in Tunisia to Launch World Social Forum
Michael Levitin reports from the World Social Forum in Tunisia.
State Department’s Keystone XL Contractor ERM Green-Lighted BP’s Explosive Caspian Pipeline That Failed to Live Up to Jobs Hype
A full review of the costs and consequences of ERM's penchant for rubber-stamping troubling oil and gas infrastructure is in order.
Government Debt and Deficits Are Not the Problem. Private Debt Is.
While political pundits point to the American people as the cause of the economic downturn, private corporate debt is really to blame.
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The Death Penalty’s Fatal Flaws
Journalists Martin Clancy and Tim O'Brien make the case that - for the poor in America - justice is still unaffordable.