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Big Oil Goes to College: BP, ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell Fund & Influence Research at Major Universities (VIDEO)
Over the past five years, ExxonMobil, Chevron, BP, Royal Dutch Shell and ConocoPhillips have given millions of dollars to support energy research at top US universities. The private funds …
In Search of the Real Tea Party
Is there more to the Tea Party movement than the birthers, tenthers, and Obama-as-Nazi-ers? More than fervent followers of Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh and FOX News? Is it a …
Fallujah, a Disgrace for the USA, an Eternal Curse on Humanity
"It is the people of Fallujah's cherished right to hold to account the International Community that now has both the mandate and moral responsibility to initiate proceedings to prosecute …
New France Strikes to Follow Senate Passage of Pension Law (2)
Paris —With French senators set to vote tonight on a contentious pension law, the Sarkozy government's battle with protesters intensified today in an attempt to restore oil supplies. The …
Restore Sanity? Jon Stewart Gave Senator Coburn a Bum Rap on Haiti Aid
Like many Americans, I have a great deal of sympathy with the thrust of Jon Stewart's Rally to Restore Sanity on October 30. It's bad enough that the debasement …
The Extremist GOP
In 2005, as George W. Bush began his second term and right-wing Republicans organized the House and Senate, most progressives thought the Grand Old Party was as right-wing as …
The Loaded Chamber: Secret Money (VIDEO)
"The chamber’s increasingly aggressive role — including record spending in the midterm elections that supports Republicans more than 90 percent of the time — has made it a target …
The Elephant in the Foreclosure Fraud Room: Second Liens
There’s been plenty of recent media attention to the prospect of investor lawsuits over fraudulent mortgages and mortgage securities. But investor lawsuits against mortgage servicers could be even more …
They Fled Away “Like Gangsters”: Murder and Greed in Baghdad
The contractors don't seem to care about the people they kill. It's just a part of their business. These kinds of incidents occur on a regular basis, but no …
Allegations of Prisoner Abuse by US Troops After Abu Ghraib
The US promised a crackdown after the Abu Ghraib scandal. But the Bureau of Investigative Journalism can reveal that 303 allegations of abuse by coalition forces were reported in …