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In Euro Zone, Banking Fear Feeds on Itself
Remember the collapse of Lehman Brothers? Europeans certainly do. As Europe struggles to contain its government debt crisis, the greatest fear is that one of the Continent’s …
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Obama Jobs Plan to Include $300 Billion in Tax Credits, Spending
Reporting from Washington—President Obama on Thursday will roll out a jobs package that strives to lift the ailing economy through $300 billion worth of tax credits, school renovation projects, …
Colombia’s Gold Rush: The Silver Lining for Paramilitaries and Guerrillas
With gold prices soaring to around USD 1,600 per ounce, Colombia has made a concerted effort to stimulate foreign investment in its mining sector.[1] As a result, the Colombian …
PG&E’s Success in Washington Led to Failure in San Bruno
Federal investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board concluded that the horrific gas pipeline explosion that killed 8 people in the Bay Area city of San Bruno was the …
Kansas City Here It Comes: A New Nuclear Weapons Plant!
Should the US government be building more nuclear weapons? Residents of Kansas City, Missouri don’t appear to think so, for they are engaged in a bitter fight against …
Is the Keystone Tar Sands Pipeline in America’s Best “National Interest”?
Washington - Proponents and opponents of the fiercely debated Keystone XL pipeline agree on at least one point. The next three months will be crucial in bolstering their respective …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Before Wildfires, Texas Gov. Rick Perry Cut Firefighter Program by 75 Percent, and More
TRANSCRIPT Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
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Nepal’s Women Farmers Discard Imported Hybrid Seeds and Husband Local Varieties in Co-Op Seed Banks
Kathmandu - Learning a lesson from crop failures attributed to climate change, Nepal’s women farmers are discarding imported hybrid seeds and husbanding hardier local varieties in cooperative seed banks. …
Turkey Does the Right Thing – an Analysis
In the wake of the dubious UN investigatory report which all but exonerated Israel for its 31 May 2010 attack on the Mavi Marmara–an attack that killed 8 Turkish …
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Timor’s Oil: Blessing or Curse?
Oil has different meanings for different societies. For developed societies like the United States, Japan, and Western Europe, oil is like an addictive drug that people only want more …