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Julie Doucet: It’s Amazing I’m Able to Make a Living
This week in Ladydrawers, we continue hearing from one of the most important and talented female comics artists in North America—Julie Doucet. As she told us in the first …
Super Committee Fails: How Republican Tax Intransigence Killed It: A Timeline
By now we have all heard the latest in the months-long debate over reducing the nation’s deficit — barring a last-minute miracle, the congressional super committee tasked with finding …
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Private Sector Loans, Not Fannie or Freddie, Triggered Crisis
Washington - As the economy worsens and Election Day approaches, a conservative campaign that blames the global financial crisis on a government push to make housing more affordable to …
Seymour Hersh: Propaganda Used Ahead of Iraq War Is Now Being Reused over Iran’s Nuke Program
While the United States, Britain and Canada are planning to announce a coordinated set of sanctions against Iran’s oil and petrochemical industry today, longtime investigative journalist Seymour Hersh questions …
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Washington Lobbyists Crafted $850,000 Secret Plan For Bank Lobbyists To Undermine Occupy Wall Street
This weekend, the MSNBC show Up! With Chris Hayes broke a stunning story about how Washington lobbyists are scrambling to undermine the protesters on Wall Street and across the …
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Secrecy Surrounds Inmate Suicides in California State Prisons
California prisoner advocate groups have raised alarm about a string of suicides in California state prisons committed by inmates who participated in hunger strikes this year to demand an …
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Privatization Nightmare: 5 Public Services That Should Never Be Handed Over to Greedy Corporations
Who gains – and who loses – when public assets and jobs are turned over to the private sector? The corporate right endlessly promotes “privatization” of public …
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The Rush for Oil in West Africa – The New Wild West?
Freetown, Sierra Leone - There is a new oil rush off the coast of West Africa. But there are fears that the sector is not sufficiently regulated, and watchdog …
Seymour Hersh: Propaganda Used Ahead of Iraq War Is Now Being Reused Over Iran’s Nuke Program
While the United States, Britain and Canada are planning to announce a coordinated set of sanctions against Iran’s oil and petrochemical industry today, longtime investigative journalist Seymour Hersh questions …
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Will the South Be Forced to Pay for the Lessons of Fukushima?
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is preparing to approve the design of a new type of nuclear reactor planned for sites across the South without first incorporating the lessons …