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Motive Behind Slaying of 72 Mexican Migrants Still Unclear
Mexico City - President Felipe Calderon on Friday accused the gunmen who killed 72 illegal migrants in northern Mexico this week of “incalculable savagery” as his government attempted to …
Speculation and the New Commodity Price Crisis: Separating the Wheat From the Chaff
Wheat prices had been climbing prior to the August 5 announcement of a Russian wheat export ban. Kansas Board of Trade wheat futures contracts had gone from $4.92 a …
Living in New Orleans After Katrina
A Crisis of Democracy: Real Solutions to the BP Oil Spill
For Gulf residents, the BP oil spill has made the problem of unchecked corporate power painfully clear. Exxon Valdez survivor Riki Ott on why this may be the moment …
No “Home Sweet Home“
Note from Greg Palast: Matt Pascarella and I encountered Patricia Thomas while she was breaking into a home at the Lafitte Housing Project in New Orleans. It was her …
Is the US Pulling the Plug on Iraqi Workers?
Early in the morning of July 21, police stormed the offices of the Iraqi Electrical Utility Workers Union in Basra, the poverty-stricken capital of Iraq's oil-rich south. A shamefaced …
News in Brief: Bernanke Says Recovery on Track as GDP Falls, and More
Bernanke Says Recovery on Track as GDP Falls
Obama Resists Pressure for Red Line on Iran’s Nuclear Capability
Washington - President Barack Obama's refusal in a White House briefing earlier this month to announce a “red line” in regard to the Iran nuclear programme represented another in …
Fighting Corporate Concentration in Agriculture
Today, the U.S. Departments of Justice and Agriculture convene their fourth public hearing on corporate concentration in U.S. agricultural markets. Farmers and ranchers are expected to crowd Fort Collins, …
Rachel Maddow: Radio Fills Crucial Role in New Orleans at Critical Time (Video)
Rachel Maddow replays some of the calls to WWL (New Orleans) radio, following Hurricane Katrina and talks with Garland Robinette about how the station became a community service source …