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Nick Turse: Did the Pentagon Help Strangle the Arab Spring?
As the Arab Spring blossomed and President Obama hesitated about whether to speak out in favor of protesters seeking democratic change in the Greater Middle East, the Pentagon acted …
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Occupy Moves to the Home Front
Occupy Wall Street found a new home this week—not a new park, or a plaza, or a square, but a house. Just weeks after the eviction from its encampment …
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EXCLUSIVE: Under Industry Pressure, USDA Works to Speed Approval of Monsanto’s Genetically Engineered Crops
Monsanto researchers in Stonington, Illinois, working to develop new soybean varieties that will be tolerant to agricultural herbicide and have greater yields in July 2006. (Photo: Monsanto via The …
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Republican Ads Get Personal
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (left) and Texas Gov. Rick Perry at a Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley, Calif., Sept. 7, 2011. (Photo: …
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Study: Gingrich Tax Plan Would Give Lion’s Share to the Rich
Des Moines, Iowa - Newt Gingrich's proposed overhaul of the tax code would cut taxes for all American taxpayers, particularly the wealthy, according to an analysis released Monday by …
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Newt Gets a Tattoo
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Burying Your Victories: What if Obama Taxed the Rich but Never Told Anyone?
President Barack Obama talks with staff in Senior Advisor David Plouffe's West Wing office at the White House, Oct. 6, 2011. (Photo: Pete Souza / White House) …
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Occupy Your Education: A Note to Students About Changing the World
Protesters gather during a rally at the University of California in Davis, Calif., Nov. 21, 2011. (Photo: Annie Tritt / The New York Times) The current Occupy …
Climate Activists: Durban Deal Is “Very Weak” Agreement, Lacks “Ambition, Equity, Justice”
The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa, has ended with an agreement to start negotiations for a new legally binding climate treaty to be decided by …
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A Mild Victory in Durban
Washington - I'm inclined to believe that the apparent result of the climate change summit in Durban, South Africa, might turn out to be a very big deal. Someday. …