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Medea Benjamin: If Americans Can Sue Saudis Over 9/11, Drone Victims Should Be Able to Sue the US
New legislation would allow courts to waive claim of foreign sovereign immunity after an act of terrorism occurs within the US.
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Janet Yellen: It Is “Possible” but “Extremely Challenging” for Big Banks to Follow Laws
“It is extremely challenging for [these] organizations to comply with the law.”
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Forty Years of Reaganism Behind This Disastrous Train Crash
If we want a safe and modern rail system that will save lives and be the envy of the world, we need to reject Reaganism.
Things Fall Apart: An Insider’s Account of the EPA
Technically-sounding “pesticides” are destabilizing our natural world and our lives.
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The Unpersuadable
Central America: One Coup, Three Summits and the United States
The Obama administration has fallen far short of its stated desire to begin a new era in US-Central American relations.
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GOP Attorneys General Held Private Meetings With Fossil Fuel Lobbyists on Exxon Investigation
Evidence shows GOP attorneys general and industry lobbyists colluded to defend ExxonMobil and obstruct climate change legislation.
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Trump, Clinton and the Illusion of Everlasting US Hegemony
Both Trump and Clinton believe US hegemony should be an everlasting reality. We need to change the conversation.
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William Rivers Pitt | A Fool’s Folly: Donny T’s Big Bad Night
What happened at Hofstra will be remembered far more for the spectacle than the substance.
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As Nations Embrace Paris Agreement, World’s Existing Fossil Fuels Set to Exceed Its Goals
What did the now 60 countries actually agree to when they said they would limit warming to “well below 2 degrees C”?