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The Three Faces of Drone War: Speaking Truth From the Robotic Heavens
Some people who have been involved in drone assassination campaigns in distant parts of the world, using the fruits of the NSA's electronic surveillance, are hoping to draw attention …
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Solar Panels Finally Arrive Atop the White House
The White House is finally on the solar grid, in response to prodding by environmentalists.
Foretelling Devastating Impact, Will White House Climate Report Spark Action on Global Warming?
A new report warns human-driven climate change is having dramatic health, ecological and financial impacts across the US.
Who’s Fighting for Public Workers?
Somehow the right has managed to stigmatize public-sector jobs so effectively that only politicians of rare and admirable courage are willing to defend them.
VIPS Calls for Obama-Putin Summit on Ukraine
As the death toll mounts in an incipient civil war between east and west Ukraine, a group of retired US intelligence professionals urges President Obama to hold a summit …
Kerry’s Propaganda War on Russia’s RT
Secretary of State Kerry, who has bumbled through a string of propaganda fiascos on Ukraine, decries Russia's RT network as a “propaganda bullhorn” that Americans should ignore u2013 just …
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Senate to Obama: Drone, Baby, Drone
Five years of Obama drone strikes, at least 2,500 people in their graves, and none of the transparency promised has materialized.
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Six Reasons Why Obama’s Clemency Program for Drug Offenders Doesn’t Change Mass Incarceration One Bit
The Obama administration is talking up the possibility of using presidential clemency powers to release some prisoners, but this is not the beginning of a rollback of America's prison …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Obama Delays Decision on Keystone Pipeline, and More
Earlier this month, the Obama Administration announced that they will delay a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline until after the November elections.
Hand in Hand With US Government, Big Pharma Pushes for More Profits
Pharmaceutical companies, with the help of the US government, are now coercing countries to adopt more stringent intellectual property protection.