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Coalition of the Billing
When the Bush administration chose to invade Iraq, it assumed that the war would be short and decisive. Yet by early 2010 the war had already cost over $700 …
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The Case for Defined Benefits and Retirement Security
(Photo: itspaulkelly) In America, anybody who works for a living should be able to afford to retire. That's why shunting newly hired and/or existing civil …
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Six Ways to Liberate America From Wall Street Rule
New York Stock Exchange, Wall Street. (Photo: kainet) The dominant story of the current political debate is that the government is broke. We can’t afford to pay …
How the DoD Allows Contractors to Grade Themselves and Write Their Own Contract Terms
(Image: JR / Truthout) The Department of Defense (DoD) Inspector General's (IG) office recently found that the Marine Corps allowed their contractors for a vital troop protection …
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130 Republicans Who Are in Congress Today Voted to Hike the Debt Ceiling Under Bush Without Hostage Threats
White House and congressional negotiators are currently in the process of striking a deficit reduction deal, as most Republicans in Congress are refusing to raise the federal debt ceiling …
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Fracking at Drinking Water Source for 80,000 Pennsylvanians Raises Alarms
Cynthia Walter, an ecologist at St. Vincent College outside Pittsburgh, gets a lot of emails from local wildlife enthusiasts asking about “this bird” or “that amphibian.” But …
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Could Wall Street Ever Face a “Murdoch Moment”?
History books record an empire's fall as a series of dates and events. Battles are fought, people resist, elections are called, arrest warrants are issued. But those are just …
Jeremy Scahill | Coalition of the Billing
Coalition of the Billing: An Interview with Jeremy Scahill from Cultures of Resistance on Vimeo.
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Middle-Man and the Debt Ceiling Debacle!
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