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The Great Carbon Bubble: Why the Fossil Fuel Industry Fights So Hard
If we could see the world with a particularly illuminating set of spectacles, one of its most prominent features at the moment would be a giant carbon bubble, whose …
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America’s Jobs Deficit, and Why It’s Still More Important Than the Budget Deficit
President Barack Obama delivers remarks to plant workers at the Chrysler Group Toledo Supplier Park in Toledo, Ohio, on Friday, June 3, 2011. (Photo: Doug Mills / The New …
The Drug War’s Invisible Victims
There are many kinds of war. The classic image of a uniformed soldier kissing mom good-bye to risk his life on the battlefield has changed dramatically. In today’s wars, …
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At Hearing on “Fracking,” Capitol Police Arrest Director of “Gasland“
On Wednesday, House Republicans ordered Capitol police to arrest Josh Fox, director of the Academy Award-nominated documentary “Gasland,” along with his crew. The group was attempting to film a …
The Battle for America’s Backyard: An Interview With “Gasland” Director Josh Fox
Josh Fox, director of “Gasland.” (Photo courtesy of Gasland)
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West Point Announces That Islamophobic General Has Withdrawn From Prayer Breakfast
Just four days after ThinkProgress reported that the United States military academy at West Point was planning to host an Islamophobic general as its featured speaker at the National …
The Revolution Will Be Edible: Occupy Wall Street; the Arab Spring, No Bread, No Peace
Last February, World Bank President Robert Zoellick noted that the inability of poor people to feed themselves and their families contributed greatly to the civil unrest that swept across …
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Part II: Increasing Reliance on Guest Worker Programs
(Photos: David Bacon) Over the last 25 years, guest worker programs have increasingly become a vehicle for channeling the migration that has stemmed from free market reforms. …
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State of the Union Remarks (Transcript and Video)
TRANSCRIPT: THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: Last month, I went to Andrews Air Force …
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Read These Facts Ahead of the State of the Union Address
Tonight, President Barack Obama will deliver his third State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress. The Republican response will be given by Indiana Gov. Mitch …