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Perceptions of Climate Change
This past winter, for the second year in a row, seemed pretty extreme in both Europe and the United States. So this is a good time to check quantitatively …
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Convenient Arguments
Here’s my solution to our national debt. We have a one-time, 100 percent tax on all wealth (net worth) of all United States residents, with a $10 million per-person …
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Banding Together for the Common Good
(Image: Lance Page / Truthout) A corporation has no rights except those given it by law. It can exercise no power except that conferred upon it by …
WikiLeaks and the First Amendment
Wrapping himself in the First Amendment, Julian Assange recently told "60 Minutes" that "our founding values are those of the American Revolution," those of Jefferson and Madison. Assange may …
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Gates Says Other Nations Can Arm Libyan Rebels
Washington - President Obama’s top two national security officials signaled on Thursday that the United States was unlikely to arm the Libyan rebels, raising the possibility that the French …
Contrary to the President’s Speech, Removal of Qaddafi Is the Military Objective
The most important content of presidential speeches is often what they don't say. Here are some things that President Obama didn't say about Libya in his speech last night. …
Main Street Moves Against Wall Street
When the current economic crisis hit, the Obama campaign blew away Bush and McCain by promising hope, change and a solution that would overcome this crisis and prevent future …
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News in Brief: Organic Farmers Sue Monsanto, and More
Organic Farmers Sue Monsanto
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House to Vote on Overturning Net Neutrality Laws
Armed with an ideological agenda, House Republicans took aim at net neutrality again this month, quietly introducing a Congressional "resolution of disapproval" to overturn recent Federal Communications Commission (FCC) …
Wisconsin Judge Says Anti-Worker Law Still Blocked
A Wisconsin judge ruled late yesterday that the temporary restraining order is still in force for the law that guts collective bargaining for public employees—despite Gov. Scott Walker’s defiance …