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Robert Reich | The Tortoise Economy
Word from the twelve Federal Reserve Banks, summarized in the Fed’s so-called ”Beige Book,” shows the economy slowing in July and August. Duh. But the Fed is quick to …
Young Artists, Scientists Think Logically, Creatively
Do scientists and artists think differently? Fifty years ago, novelist/physicist C.P. Snow famously fretted that the two disciplines were drifting apart, and subsequent research suggested he was onto something. …
Soldiers With Brain Trauma Denied Purple Hearts
The U.S. Army honors soldiers wounded or killed in combat with the Purple Heart, a powerful symbol designed to recognize their sacrifice and service. Yet Army commanders have routinely …
Gang in Mexico Massacre Tries to Silence Investigation
Mexico City - The criminal gang behind the slaying of 72 migrants late last month is suspected of killing those close to the case in an attempt to shut …
Calls for Change of US Strategy in Afghanistan Grow Louder
Washington, D.C. - Amid continued high levels of violence and a steady stream of reports of high-level government corruption in Kabul, a growing number of foreign policy specialists are …
The Indefensible Drones: A Ground Zero Reflection
Libby and Jerica are in the front seat of the Prius, and Mary and I are in back. We just left Oklahoma, we're heading into Shamrock, Texas, and tomorrow …
Froma Harrop | The Rich Are Not Going to Give Us Jobs
Let's cut the baloney about jobs and rich people's taxes. If corporate profits automatically turned into jobs for the little folk, the unemployment rate would be plummeting. It happens …
Weary of Drug War, Mexico Debates Legalization
Mexico City - A debate about legalizing marijuana and possibly other drugs — once a taboo suggestion — is percolating in Mexico, a nation exhausted by runaway violence and …
California Public Schools Invited BP To Help Develop Environmental Curriculum
When students in California return to school this fall, they will have a brand new environmental curriculum — developed, in part, by oil giant BP. The Sacramento Bee reported …
Mediated Racism: Orientalism, Birtherism and the Muslim Community Center
Anti-Obama conspiracy theories have gone viral in right-wing peer groups and within right-wing media outlets. The opposition to Obama is reaching crisis proportions. Just one third of Americans can …