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Finding Just Enough Food to Not Be Poor Enough
How many missed meals does it take to be poor? It's a question at the root of the latest campaign to redefine what it means to …
Freddie Mac Bets Against American Homeowners
Freddie Mac, the taxpayer-owned mortgage giant, has placed multibillion-dollar bets that pay off if homeowners stay trapped in expensive mortgages with interest rates well above current rates. …
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F-35 Story Shows Why It’s So Hard to Cut a Federal Program
Washington - For all its high-tech stealth and record price tag, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter embodies the droll military motto, “Hurry up and wait.” Conceived in …
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Thomas Friedman Wants to Take Away the Weekend
The labor movement brought you the weekend. Thomas Friedman wants to take it away. Even as he serves as a leading champion of corporate globalization, the New …
The Next Marx
Lenin graces the cover of a recent issue of The Economist. The Financial Times is running an entire series on the “crisis in capitalism.” Francis Fukuyama, a recovering neoconservative, …
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Nation’s Largest Cancer Charity Caves to Right-Wing Pressure, Ends Relationship With Planned Parenthood
Susan G. Komen for the Cure is the country’s best-known and best-funded breast cancer organization. Known for it’s iconic pink ribbon and annual Race for the Cure event, the …
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Romney Wins Big in Florida Primary, Regaining Momentum
Tampa, Florida - Mitt Romney rolled to victory in the Florida primary on Tuesday, dispatching an insurgent threat from Newt Gingrich and reclaiming his dominant position as he urged …
Bill Moyers | John Reed on Big Banks’ Power and Influence (2)
John Reed on Big Banks' Power and Influence from BillMoyers.com on Vimeo. Click here to view transcript.
Bill Moyers | John Reed on Big Banks’ Power and Influence
Bill Moyers talks with former Citigroup Chairman John Reed to explore a momentous instance: how the mid-90’s merger of Citicorp and Travelers Group – and a friendly Presidential pen …
French Scientists: Childhood Leukemia Spikes Near Nuclear Reactors
Belleville Nuclear Power Plant, France, August 27, 2011. (Photo: coralinetheblue) French researchers have confirmed that childhood leukemia rates are shockingly elevated among children living near nuclear power …