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Israel’s Groundhog Day: Reverse Snowballs and the Horror of Lawn-Mowing
Ironically, the very mechanisms of economic sanction engineered by Israeli and pro-Israel lobbies against Iran and Syria are likely increasingly to be applied to Israel itself.
California Halts Injection of Fracking Waste, Warning It May Be Contaminating Aquifers
The state's drought has forced farmers to rely on groundwater, even as California aquifers have been intentionally polluted due to exemptions for oil industry.
Nobel Economist Joseph Stiglitz Hails New BRICS Bank Challenging US-Dominated World Bank and IMF
A group of five countries has launched its own development bank to challenge the US-dominated World Bank and International Monetary Fund.
California’s Severe Drought Continues, but Private Businesses Remain Saturated
Could it be that the large influx of private corporations over the past years has resulted in a new San Francisco, one that appeases the demands of these enterprises, …
Right-Wingers Advised to Invest in Water as Fracking in Drought Areas Prompts Activism
Some see this crisis in one of the essential needs for human life as an opportunity for profit.
Imagining Economic Policy Focused on Women
The Fair Minimum Wage Act in the House and the Minimum Wage Fairness Act in Senate would gradually raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 by 2017.
Federal Appeals Court Upholds EPA Efforts on Mountaintop Removal
Court rejects coal industry's challenge to Obama Administration's effort to rein in mountaintop removal mining.
Protestors Say No to Fracked Gas Export Expansion Plan
Activists gather in DC over plans to expand Maryland's Cove Point facility into a liquidation and export terminal as safety risks and pollution concerns remain unanswered.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Oil Industry Is Cashing in on Subsidies, and More
The fossil fuel industry is cashing in on government welfare, and more.
Security, Refugees and Profit at the US Border
As record numbers of child migrants from Central America arrive at the US-Mexico border, journalist Todd Miller says the crisis should be a treated as a refugee issue, not …