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How Back-to-the-Landers in California Inspired a Japanese Farmer to Fight Desertification
The late revered farmer Masanobu Fukuoka explains how traditional farming practices can revive our planet's depleted soils.
Why Dark Money in Politics Is Bad for Women
Supporting modest reform like the DISCLOSE Act would, in normal times, be an easy political win for Republicans.
Did the NYPD Break International Law in Suppressing Occupy Protests?
A new report just out documents how the NYPD used excessive force, arrested reporters, and concludes that police broke international law in their handling of Occupy.
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Fed Leaning Closer to New Stimulus if No Growth Is Seen
A growing number of Federal Reserve officials have concluded that the central bank needs to expand its stimulus campaign unless the nationu2019s economy soon shows signs of improvement, including …
Election Countdown 2012: Bankrupt California Cities Announce Plan to Seize Loans on “Underwater” Homes, and More
Two bankrupt Californian cities of Fontana and Ontario in San Bernardino County offer a bracing jolt to Washingtonu2019s passivity. Where the Obama administration has largely failed [succeeded] to ease …
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Romney Bundler a Registered Foreign Agent for Hong Kong
The lobbyist raised at least $17,500 in bundled contributions for the campaign over the first six months of 2012.
Did the San Francisco Police Department Get Away With an Execution?
When the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) caught up with Pralourng, we don't exactly know what happened, but the latter wound up with two smoking holes in his chest, …
Bill Black Reports: LIBOR and HSBC
Bill Black, author of
Ezra Klein: LIBOR Explained Without the “Lie” or the “Bore”
In less than three minutes Ezra Klein explains why the LIBOR scandal is such a big deal and why something you probably never gave much thought to actually has …
Rep. Barbara Lee and Dazon Dixon Diallo on Confronting the Overlooked AIDS Epidemic in Black America
The 2012 International AIDS Conference has raised hopes that the U.S. will increase its efforts to end the epidemic both globally and here at home, where HIV/AIDS continues to …