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Capitalism’s New Era
(Photo: Kaba; Edited: JR / Truthout) “Karl Marx got it right, at some point capitalism can destroy itself,” said Mr. Roubini, in an interview with The Wall …
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Budget Talks Have Major Defense Contractors on Edge
Washington - When an expensive unmanned aircraft built by Lockheed Martin Corporation, a U.S. defence contractor, disappeared during a U.S. military test flight off the Pacific coast earlier this …
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How Global Warming Is Making Hurricane Irene Worse
Hurricane Irene is bearing down on the Outer Banks of North Carolina as a Category Two storm, and is expected to track a path of destruction up the densely populated Atlantic …
The Kaiser Rerun Election Should Not Be Rushed. Why a “Cleansing Period” Is Needed
On July 14, 2011, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Administrative Law Judge Lana Parke set aside the historic October 2010 Kaiser Services and Tech employees' election. The contest between …
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Lines Blur Between Candidates and PACs With Unlimited Cash
(Image: JR / Truthout) One night last month, Mitt Romney strode into a dining room above Central Park that was packed with dozens of his wealthiest supporters, …
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$42 Million From Seven Foundations Helped Fuel the Rise of Islamophobia in America
Protesters opposing the Islamic center near ground zero rally in downtown New York, Aug. 22, 2010. (Photo: James Estrin / The New York Times) Following a six-month …
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Understand the Right’s Attack on Social Security
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) fields questions as part of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington, June 23, 2011. In an address at the Reagan Library on August 23, …
US Debt Downgrade May Have Chinese Connection
Standard & Poor’s recent downgrading of the US credit rating is being billed in the media as a major blow to the economic credibility of the nation and to …
Bernanke Speech Was Only a Minor Footnote to Enduring Crisis
Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve. (Photo: Philip Scott Andrews / The New York Times) If Americans expected some sign of dramatic policy initiatives from Federal …
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Al Qaeda’s No. 2 Killed in Pakistan, U.S. Official Says
Washington - A drone operated by the Central Intelligence Agency killed al Qaeda’s second-ranking figure in the mountains of Pakistan earlier this month, American and Pakistani officials said on …