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Science Distorted by the Bomb
Atomic cloud bursting over Hiroshima, 2 minutes after the explosion, at 8:17 AM. (Photo: UN Photo/Mitsuo Matsushige) The United States assumed the mantle of Western civilization immediately …
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Facing Backlash for Disenfranchising Voters, Governor Walker Reverses Course on Plan to Close Several DMV Offices
In a sharp reversal, the state of Wisconsin announced yesterday it will expand Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) services to accommodate the increased demand for photo identification in the …
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South America Unites Against “Irresponsible Debtors” in the North
Rio de Janeiro - Default, insolvency, fiscal irresponsibility, debt crisis and similar terms form part of the vocabulary used to describe countries in the developing South in the 1980s …
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US Expands Its Presence in Mexico, Ramping Up Drug War
Mexican federal police agents during training at the Federal Police headquarters in Mexico City, June 30, 2011. The United States is expanding its role in Mexico's fight against drug …
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US Pharmaceutical Companies Testing Drugs on India’s Poor
(Photo: sacks08; Edited: JR / Truthout) U.S. pharmaceutical companies have moved their operations overseas in the past decade, testing their drugs on poor people in such lands …
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Why S&P Has No Business Downgrading the US
(Image: JR / Truthout; Adapted: daliborlev, willc2, _Davo_) Standard & Poor’s downgrade of America’s debt couldn’t come at a worse time. The result is likely to be …
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Riots Flare in London Against Police Violence
Photo taken around 1 AM in the aftermath of Saturday's riots in the Tottenham area of London. (Photo: Nicobobinus) Anarchy gripped parts of London on Saturday night …
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Bosnia, Kosovo, and Now Libya: The Human Costs of Washington’s Ongoing Collusion With Terrorists
On a tour led by Libyan government officials, two men survey the damage of building said to be a law school following an alleged air strike by NATO two …
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The People’s Rogue: FDR vs. the Nine Old Men
Franklin D. Roosevelt. (Photo: Wikimedia) The president must have been savoring that afternoon of December 26, 1936. Tea was served, and the president entertained his attorney general …
A Historic Opportunity to Cut Military Spending
(Photo: The Department of Defense) The agreement in Washington to raise the debt ceiling in exchange for spending cuts has made a lot of people very unhappy. …