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Dance of the Honey Bee
Bill McKibben narrates a documentary looking at the beautiful and vital role honey bees play in preserving life.
Big Commodity Traders Pocketed $250 Billion Profit
Economist Gerald Epstein: New FT investigation says big commodity traders earned more profit than banks or auto.
Poll: Three Out of Four Washington, DC Voters Want to Remove Criminal Penalties for Marijuana Possession Under District Law
Three out of four Washington, D.C. voters would support changing District law to replace criminal penalties for possession of limited amounts of marijuana with a civil fine similar to …
Animated Video Shows Dangers of Tar Sands Oil
The Dirtiest Oil on Earth features animated run-down on dangers of tar sands crude and pipelines that transport it.
Does High Public Debt Stifle Economic Growth?
New study refutes Reinhart and Rogoff analysis that underpins austerity policy around the world; shows no relation between debt and lack of growth.
How Much Unemployment Did Reinhart and Rogoff’s Arithmetic Mistake Cause?
That's the question millions will be asking when they see the new paper by my friends at the University of Massachusetts, Thomas Herndon, Michael Ash, and Robert Pollin.
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The Internet Is in Danger of Being Strangled by Commercialism
Robert W. McChesney writes of the growing corrupting influence of advertising on the internet.
Nicolás Maduro Is Venezuela’s Vote for Chávismo
Hugo Chavez's economic policies were successful but a close vote means the new president cannot become complacent.
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Global Warming: Why Aren’t We Using More Alternative Energy?
In Germany, Portugal, and India, among others, innovators are already surpassing the lagging US.
Digital Disconnect: Robert McChesney on “How Capitalism Is Turning the Internet Against Democracy”
The future of American politics could be largely determined by who controls the Internet.