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Beware of Austerity’s Vicious Circle
(Image: CartoonArts International / The New York Times Syndicate) One of the key arguments made by the proponents of fiscal austerity, even in a deeply depressed economy, has involved …
Iranian Diplomat Says IAEA Undermined Recent Talks to Satisfy Israel and West
Gareth Porter: IAEA demanded to see Parchin on recent visit ahead of schedule to make Iran look uncooperative. Gareth Porter is a historian and investigative journalist on US foreign …
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There Will Be Cheating: Another Gift to Big Banks Hidden in Obama’s Principal Reduction Strategy
If you ask a homeowner who has tried to get a government-certified mortgage modification from a bank, half the time you’ll hear a story of lost paperwork, incompetence, and …
North Korea’s 100th – to Celebrate or to Surrender?
On 16 March 2012, North Korea announced that it would launch an earth observation satellite named Kwangmyongsong (Lodestar) 3, aboard an Unha carrier rocket sometime between the hours of …
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Payola for the Most Profitable Corporations in History (and Why Taxpayers Shouldn’t Stand for It Any More)
Along with “fivedollaragallongas,” the energy watchword for the next few months is: “subsidies.” Last week, for instance, New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez proposed ending some of the billions of …
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Stand Your Grown
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California Students Pepper-Sprayed While Protesting Tuition Hikes Caused by Budget Cuts
Santa Monica College, a public community college in California, has been so strained by cuts to state education funding that it has had to turn away students, increase tuition, …
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Iran’s Revolution and the Global Politics of Resistance
(Image: Melville House Books)The People Reloaded: The Green Movement and the Struggle for Iran’s Future edited by Nader Hashemi and Danny Postel (Brooklyn, New York: Melville House), 2010; $18.95. …
Bush Administration Torture Techniques Report Revealed
A newly released document showcases the United States Defense Department's torture techniques. The 37 page report details ways officials can torture detainees suspected of having ties to terrorism. In …