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Kansas Governor Signs Bill for Massive Tax Cuts
Some have decried the bill because it is projected to potentially reduce funding for education and other services.
Evidence Mounts That Afghan Massacre Was Linked to Special Operations Forces’ Response to Improvised Explosive Device
Interviews with survivors, relatives of the civilians massacred in Panjwai on March 11, and with other local residents add new evidence suggesting that the massacre was linked to the …
Obama, Education and the End of the American Dream
Obama is a skillful politician and a great orator. He has consistently made reference to the American Dream in his campaigning for the presidency and after, often focusing on …
The Not-So-Free Market: How Consumerism Fuels Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is the commercialization of that which no one has the right to sell - human lives. These lives - approximately 30 million women, men, girls and boys …
Attorney: “NATO 3” Activists Detained on Terror Charges in Chicago Are Victims of Police Entrapment
Following a weekend that saw nearly 100 arrests of protesters at the NATO summit in Chicago, we speak with National Lawyers Guild attorney Sarah Gelsomino, who represents one of …
Greg Palast: US Corporate Media Is Ignoring Evidence of BP Foreknowledge of Problems That Led to Gulf Disaster
The BP gulf oil disaster has been the subject of a lot of examination, and recent examination shows that there's more of a coverup then perhaps we have known.
US Veteran, Scott Olsen Brings Antiwar Message to NATO Summit
We're joined at the NATO summit in Chicago by Scott Olsen, who survived two tours in Iraq but almost died when he was hit with a police projectile at …
Boeing HQ Shut Down by Anti-NATO Summit Protesters to Cap Week of Action
Protesters staged a “die-in” outside of the defense contractor's office.
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The Jamaicanization of the Euro Zone
Jamaica, an English-speaking Caribbean island nation of 2.9 million people, may seem worlds away from Europe. The country's income per person of $9,000 ranks it 88th in the world, …
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Gas Industry Aims to Block Zero-Carbon Building Goal
The natural gas industry is working behind the scenes in Washington to block a green building rule that was expected to be a national model.