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Family Friendly Cuts to Social Security: The Myth of Affluence Testing
Billionaire Wall Street investment banker Peter Peterson has come up with a focus group tested term for his plan to cut Social Security. He calls it “affluence testing.” The …
BP Finally Connects Mile-Long Pipe to Begin Capping Oil Spill
Miami - Oil giant BP succeeded Sunday in connecting a mile-long pipe to help capture what it hoped will be a majority of the oil flowing from a damaged …
Randall Amster | Ode to Arizona
The desert stretched for miles in every direction before yielding to grasslands and juniper forests. Behind me lay the vast, unchanging terrain of isolation and despair; ahead the close …
The Dementia of Petroleum Addiction?
“It turns out, by the way, that oil rigs today generally don't cause spills. They are technologically very advanced.” - Barack Obama April 2, 2010
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Robert Reich | BP Stands for Bad Petroleum
Saturday the White House warned BP that it expects the oil giant to pay all damages associated with the disastrous oil leak into the Gulf of Mexico, even if …
Mexico Manhunt for Missing Politician Diego Fernandez de Cevallos
Diego Fernandez de Cevallos, a top member of Mexico's ruling party, was declared missing over the weekend after authorities found his car with ‘signs of violence.’ It comes as …
Obama’s Flailing Wars a Study in BP-Style “Pragmatism“
On stage, it would be farce. In Afghanistan and Pakistan, it's bound to play out as tragedy.
Thailand Protests: Government Rejects Red-Shirt Leaders’ Call for UN Cease-Fire
More than 29 people have died since Thursday night in clashes between troops and antigovernment ‘red-shirt’ protesters. Leaders of the Thailand protests are calling for UN intervention, which the …
BP Fails in Latest Bid to Cap Gulf Oil Leak Amid Liability Concerns
Miami — BP failed Saturday to thread a mile-long tube into the broken pipe spewing oil into the Gulf of Mexico, but officials said efforts to break up the …