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The Dirty Business of Coal: How Our Addiction to an 18th Century Energy Source Is Killing Us
Coal powers America. But at what cost to the environment and human health? That's the question documentarian Peter Bull and the Center for Investigative Reporting attempt to tackle in …
Ray McGovern | Bush Boasts of Waterboard Order
Former President George W. Bush continues to be beyond shame. Those favored with an advance copy of Bush’s memoir, Decision Points, say it paints a picture of a totally …
The Lies of Islamophobia: The Three Unfinished Wars of the West Against the Rest
The Muslims were bloodthirsty and treacherous. They conducted a sneak attack against the French army and slaughtered every single soldier, 20,000 in all. More than 1,000 years ago, in …
Obama Backs India Post on UN Security Council
New Delhi - President Barack Obama on Monday explicitly endorsed India’s longstanding hopes of securing a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, an influential endorsement that could …
Where Do Anti-Government Ideas Come From?
The Koch brothers, two billionaires who have funded a staunchly anti-government agenda for years, will be hosting a confidential strategy meeting in January, intended to "counter the most severe …
Report: Sex Workers Face Widespread Abuse of Civil and Human Rights
This Friday, November 5, 2010, the United States will be reviewed as part of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process at the UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva. The …
A Progressive-Tea Party Foreign Policy Coalition? Don’t Hold Your Breath
For those of us who wearied of the “rejection of progressivism” storyline tailing the midterm election results before even the first votes were counted, a new and potentially more …
Tax System Favors Wealth Over Work
Tea Partiers rage against taxes and say they’re too high. Wrong, says billionaire Warren Buffett: on the rich, they’re too low. The tax code holds the answer to this …
Egypt Cracks Down as US Stands By
New York - In the face of police brutality, crackdowns on political parties and media, and a host of other violations ahead of Egypt's Nov. 28 parliamentary election, human …
Landlocked Bolivia’s Symbolic Step Seaward
A Matter of National Pride On October 19th, Peruvian President Alan García and Bolivian President Evo Morales signed an accord granting Bolivia access to a small stretch of …