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Public-Sector Banks: From Black Sheep to Global Leaders
(Photo: DHANU / Flickr) Public-sector banking is a concept that is relatively unknown in the United States. Only one state - North Dakota - owns its own …
Murder is Legal, Says Eric Holder
Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday explained why it's legal to murder people — not to execute prisoners convicted of capital crimes, not to shoot someone in self-defense, not …
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Why Was Stephon Watts Killed?
Stephon Watts suffered from autism, but he was like other 15-year-olds in many ways. He loved to fix computers, watch YouTube and read Dr. Seuss books. On …
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Occupy Takes Aim at ALEC Today in 70 US Cities
Protesters, supported by Occupy Santa Fe, demonstrate against ALEC and the influence of money in politics outside the Eldorado Valley Hotel, January 25, 2012. (Photo: suenosdeuomi) The …
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Known Unknowns in the BP Oil Disaster Trial
A ship floats amongst a sea of spilled oil in the Gulf of Mexico after the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster, June 16, 2010. (Photo: kk+) A …
The Never-Ending and Never-Prosecuted Humanitarian Disaster in Iraq
Iraqis grieve after a bomb attack claimed the life of a family member in Baghdad, January 5, 2012. (Photo: Michael Kamber / The New York Times) On …
Reps. Ellison and Jones Stand Up for Diplomatic Engagement With Iran
Rep. Walter Jones (R-North Carolina) at a press conference where he introduced the “Afghanistan Exit and Accountability Act” on Capitol Hill in Washington, on May 5, 2011. More recently, …
A History of Violence: the BP Oil Spill Trial
U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier decided that in the civil trial against BP for their oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, the oil company’s history of accidents and …
Spinning Suspect Ingredients in Baby Formula
That same day that I gave her the first bottle [of formula], she had terrible diarrhea, she had horrible spit-up, she had gas, she was crying with pain. . …
Liars for Yahweh! How the Tikun Olam Charter School Got a $600,000 Federal Grant
Question: How does a charter school whose multiple applications have been riddled with lies and misrepresentations and has been rejected three times by a state education department get approved …