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The Storm Isn’t Over: An Interview With “Floodlines” Author Jordan Flaherty
Like many of the journalists who cover stories about injustices that disproportionately affect people of color, Jordan Flaherty is white. And while Flaherty's diligence in acknowledging his racial privilege …
Vietnam: The Last Battle
The rain sheeted down; time washed away. I looked down from the rooftop in Saigon where, more than a generation ago, in the wake of the longest war of …
Jamie Dimon: Becoming Too Big to Save – Creating Fiscal Disaster
In Sunday’s New York Times magazine, Roger Lowenstein profiles Jamie Dimon, head of JP Morgan Chase. The piece, titled “Jamie Dimon: America’s Least-Hated Banker,” is generally sympathetic, but in …
On the Subject of Quitting
My head is swimming. My hands are shaking. My teeth are grinding together so hard that my jaw muscles look like I'm storing walnuts in there for the winter. …
News in Brief: Senate Fails to Pass Tax Cuts, Keeping Federal Unemployment Benefits on Hold, and More
Senate Fails to Pass Tax Cuts, Keeping Federal Unemployment Benefits on Hold
If Cancun Climate Talks Falter, Blame the US
The most recent round of United Nations-led climate change negotiations began this week in Cancun, and although international expectations are muted this year, the stakes are still high. As …
Cancun Protesters Target Canada, US Over Oil Sands Pipelines
Cancun, Mexico - North American native groups urged the United States and Canada to abandon support for carbon-heavy oil sands in one of the first visible protests at the …
Deficit Reduction Plan Fails to Get the Votes It Needed
Washington - The bipartisan federal debt commission Friday got a majority of its 18 members to endorse its sweeping blueprint for slashing nearly $4 trillion from deficits. But the …
Ray McGovern | New York Times Still Stalking Bete Noire Iran
From the scary photo dominating page nine of The New York Times of November 29, you can just tell from the look on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's face, not to mention …
After the Ruin of the Midterms, Is There Hope From Down Under?
The US mid–term elections brought the global climate campaign to its knees, but as November drew to a close we in Australia got the most promising signal for a …