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Gold Mining and Its Toxic Byproducts Proliferate in the Americas
Silver was the precious metal at the foundation of the Roman Empire's economy and since silver is often embedded in lead ore, lead was an abundant byproduct available throughout …
A Profound and Jarring Disconnect
Democracy: de-moc-ra-cy, government by the people; the common people of a community, as distinguished from any privileged class
Beck’s Radio Empire Imploding as 2011 Begins – Whacked in the Big Apple!
Glenn Beck's new year started a few days late, with a signal that he's hoping that 2011 will be even more momentous than the first two years of the …
No Tea Party: Glitzy GOP Fundraiser Kicks Off New Congress
Washington - An incoming California Republican congressman made a fundraising splash even before his Wednesday swearing-in, though his glitzy event wasn't to everyone's taste. For $2,500 a ticket, lobbyists …
The Silent Killer That Continues to Claim Children
Nairobi, Kenya - Medical experts have warned that malaria and HIV have monopolised interventions geared towards curbing child mortality in Kenya, thus ignoring the equally deadly killer, diarrhoea. This …
This Modern World: The Very Wealthy Man (an Innocent Parable)
2010 Recap: Food, Agriculture, and Justice
Progressive media outlets have been busy providing an end of the year retrospective on the most notable events and issues that carried the headlines in 2010. Many news services …
Ruth Marcus | Filibuster This Plan
Washington - The junior Democratic senators are fed up, understandably so, with the institution's glacial pace. Liberal activists are demanding filibuster reform — now. They should be careful what …
A New Year’s Reflection on Immigration
It was one hundred years ago, that my father's oldest brother crossed a continent and an ocean to come to America. Habib Rashid Zogby, fourteen at the time, made …
Jim Hightower | Playing With Economic Dynamite
By gollies, America is still an exporting powerhouse. In fact, the good ol' U.S.A. is No. 1 in the world in exports! Our corporate leaders, backed by Republicans and …