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Word Games: Removing “War” From the History Books?
As any good teacher should do on weekends, I have been preparing for my New York State Regents-based course in United States History. In light of last week’s revelations that the …
Training Terrorists in Nevada: Seymour Hersh on US Aid to Iranian Group Tied to Scientist Killings
Journalist Seymour Hersh has revealed that the Bush administration secretly trained an Iranian opposition group on the State Department’s list of foreign terrorists. Hersh reports the U.S. Joint Special …
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How Canada Exports Death and Disease to the Developing World
The death of remarkable Australian mountaineer Lincoln Hall from mesothelioma last month, at the age of just 56, has brought back into sharp focus the deadly properties of asbestos. Hall was …
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White House Report Backs Obama Push for Tax on Millionaires
Washington - Going on the offensive as the presidential campaign heats up, the White House released a report late Monday that champions legislation to force the wealthiest Americans to …
The Afghan Syndrome
Take off your hat. Taps is playing. Almost four decades late, the Vietnam War and its post-war spawn, the Vietnam Syndrome, are finally heading for their American grave. …
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Obama Administration Silencing Pakistani Drone-Strike Lawyer
When is the last time you heard from a civilian victim of the CIA’s secret drone strikes? Sure, most of them can’t speak because they’re deceased. But many leave …
Photo Essay: Chicago Spring Takes the Streets
Chicago Spring, April 7, 2012. (Photo: sierraromeo [sarah-ji]) Though it's been a temperate winter, things are heating up in Chicago. With only weeks to go until May Day and …
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Valuing the Oceans: The Costs of Climate Change
When you picture the effects of climate change, does a dying ocean come to mind? Alongside the better-known terrestrial impacts of global warming, there are immense – and costly …
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Twenty-Six Major Corporations Paid No Corporate Income Tax for the Last Four Years, Despite Making Billions in Profits
Last year, Citizens for Tax Justice found that 30 major corporations had made billions of dollars in profits whilepaying no federal income tax between 2008 and 2010. Today, CTJ updated …
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Food Stamps Helped Reduce Poverty Rate, Study Finds
Washington - A new study by the Agriculture Department has found that food stamps, one of the country's largest social safety net programs, reduced the poverty rate substantially during …