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“Bad Teacher”: Films as Teaching Tools
(Image: Sony Pictures) Lately, it seems, Hollywood has been drilling deep for the bottom of the barrel of mediocrity. The official consensus goes: at the turn of …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: TSA Agents Working With Radiation Machines Develop Cancer, and More
(Image: Troy Page / Truthout; Adapted: phunkstarr, Travelin' Librarian, Joshua Davis) In today's On the News segment, Thom Hartmann discusses a letter sent by 248 economists demanding …
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Nuclear Plant Inspections Find Flaws in Disaster Readiness
At the Arkansas Nuclear One plant outside Russellville, several portable pumps dedicated to flood control didn't work. (Photo: xyzpdqfoo) A special inspection of US nuclear plants after …
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Overworked America: The Great Speedup
(Photo: Chicago Man) On a bright spring day in a wisteria-bedecked courtyard full of earnest, if half-drunk, conference attendees, we were commiserating with a fellow journalist about …
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Haitians Challenge Monsanto’s Influence
Protesters in Haiti demonstrate against Monsanto on June 4, 2010, with some wearing the slogan “Aba Monsanto,” or “Stop Monsanto.” (Photo: mediahacker) Hinche, Haiti - Last week, …
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In Face of Israeli Threats, State Department Warns Flotilla Participants, Not Israel
With continued threats coming from Israel, a complaint traced to an Israeli organization aimed at docking the US boat indefinitely, and the reported sabotage of another flotilla ship, the …
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Nobody Ever Wins a Game of Economic Calvinball
Tony Harrington, 33, waits in line to talk with potential employers at a job fair in May in Bloomington, Minnesota. (Craig Lassig/The New York Times) I …
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The Militarized Surrealism of Barack Obama
It's already gone, having barely outlasted its moment — just long enough for the media to suggest that no one thought it added up to much.
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Obama: Deficit Deal Must Increase Taxes for the Wealthy
The President held a press conference June 29th to address action Congress can take right now to create new jobs and the tough choices that must be made to …
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Michele Bachmann Advocates Abolishing Minimum Wage
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) formally kicked off her presidential campaign yesterday, painting herself as a Tea Party candidate who is ready to lead the country back to prosperity (even …