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Apple Turns to the Larry King of Sweatshop Scandals
Apple's chosen monitor has long been criticized by anti-sweatshop activists. Wracked by weeks of bad press over the conditions under which its products are made, this …
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New Fukushima Report: “Devil’s Chain Reaction” Could Wipe Out Tokyo
A new independent report on the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear disaster reveals that Japan’s Prime Minister Naoto Kan feared events following the March 11, 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami would …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: All Eyes on Michigan for Critical GOP Primary, and More
In today's On the News segment: Polls show a dead heat between Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum in Michigan, the Supreme Court is set to hear a case that …
WikiLeaks: Leaked Emails Expose Inner Workings of Private Intelligence Firm Stratfor, a “Shadow CIA” (2)
The whistleblowing website WikiLeaks has begun publishing what it says are 5.5 million emails obtained from the servers of Stratfor, a private U.S.-based intelligence-gathering firm known to some as …
Report from Kabul: Deadly Protests over U.S. Koran Burning May Be Turning Point for U.S. Occupation (2)
The U.S.-led NATO occupation in Afghanistan is facing a storm of violence and outrage over the burning of copies of the Koran by U.S. troops at the Bagram Air …
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What Do Republican Presidential Candidates Say on Foreclosure Crisis? Not Much
As we've detailed, President Obama's plans to help homeowners have come up short time and again. We recently looked at Obama's latest proposals, most of which are unlikely to …
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Known Unknowns in the BP Oil Disaster Trial
A ship floats amongst a sea of spilled oil in the Gulf of Mexico after the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster, June 16, 2010. (Photo: kk+) A …
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Oil Executive Son’s Testimony at Prince Rupert Northern Gateway Pipeline Joint Review Panel
The most moving moment of the Enbridge Northern Gateway Joint Review Panel hearings in Prince Rupert which wrapped up Saturday were spoken by Lee Brain, the 26-year-old son of …
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University of Virginia Football Player Goes on Hunger Strike to Get Living Wage for University Employees
Joseph Williams moved more than 30 times as a child, living in homeless shelters, church basements, and the homes of family friends. Now Williams, a junior safety on the …
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In the US, Stimulate Demand by Reversing Local Austerity
(Image: Kazanevsky, Ukraine / CartoonArts International / The New York Times Syndicate) One question that arises when we talk about the possibility of reversing the disastrous push …