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Koch Operative May Have Deceived Officials to Take $2.7 Million in Taxpayer Money for Governor’s Race
Our guest blogger is Steve Lebowitz, a researcher and blogger based in Maryland. With additional reporting from Lee Fang. In 2008, Steve Lonegan, the New Jersey state …
Robert Samuelson’s Troubled TARP Arithmetic
We know that arithmetic is not the strong suit of the Washington Post and Robert Samuelson drives this point home again today with his discussion of the TARP . …
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Renewable Energy’s Not-So-Bright Side
The answer is blowin’ in the wind, and shining in the sun, too — or so say two papers cited by Brad Plumer in a recent article for The …
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Wal-Mart v. Dukes and the Matter of Size
Women’s History Month is a celebration of women’s progress and the American piece of this epic story began in Lawrence, Massachusetts, when 25,000 mill workers took to the streets …
The Deficit Hawks Target Nurses and Firefighters
(Photo: Andy G) Many people might think that the country's problems stem from the fact that too much money has been going to the very rich. Over …
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The Lessons of Fukushima
(Image: Lance Page / Truthout; Adapted: Christopher Najewicz, Caitlin Bussey) As an anthropologist, I am always interested in what humans learn from their mistakes. Can humans change …
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The Collapse of Globalization
The uprisings in the Middle East, the unrest that is tearing apart nations such as the Ivory Coast, the bubbling discontent in Greece, Ireland and Britain and the labor …
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As Rebels Retreat, Allied Warplanes Are Heard Over Libya
Outside Brega, Libya - With the momentum of ground combat tilting in favor of forces loyal to Colonel Muammar el-Qaddafi, rebels seeking to oust him embarked on a large-scale …