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The Real Story of Racism at the USDA
It's an astonishing development given the history of race relations at the USDA, an agency whose own Commission on Small Farms admitted in 1998 that "the history of discrimination …
How Reid’s Energy Bill Undermines Senate Climate Efforts
Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) introduced a limited energy bill that responds to the oil spill and promotes energy efficiency. Reid's action is a signal that the …
Dahr Jamail | What Happens Next?
Recently we met with Captain Louis Skrmetta who runs Ship Island Excursions out of Gulfport, Mississippi. His father Pete came to the US from Croatia in 1904, and began …
North Korea Warns of “Physical Response” to US-South Korea War Games; Clinton Shrugs
Seoul - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday sought unbending support for sanctions against North Korea for its alleged torpedoing of a South Korean warship in March. …
The Essential, Undistractable Tom Engelhardt
The mainstream media have always been easily distracted and beguiled — but never more than now, when the next diversion is always just one click away. This makes us …
Frank Joseph Smecker | The Silent Killing of America’s Workforce
The Silent Killing of America's Workforce: An Interview with Patrice Woeppel on the Deadly Inadequacies of the Workers' Compensation System
Mark Grief | Gut-Level Legislation, or, Redistribution
While n+1 welcomes the new financial regulatory bill passed last week by Congress, we think it’s important to remember that real financial reform will come through taxation, which it …
Hungary, the IMF and the EU
The more things change, the more they really do stay the same. For a while after the global crisis, we were told that the IMF had changed its position …
Special Prosecutor Finds “Insufficient Evidence” to File Charges Over US Attorney Firings
A special prosecutor, who spent nearly two years investigating whether former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and other Bush administration officials committed crimes in connection with the firing of …
The New Warlord of Oz
The Order of Mates celebrated beside Sydney Harbour the other day. This is a venerable masonry in Australian political life that unites the Labor Party with the rich elite …