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The Destabilization of Pakistan: Tariq Ali on Taliban School Massacre and US Afghan War Blowback
The Taliban said they targeted the children of military families in retaliation for Pakistan's anti-Taliban campaign in North Waziristan.
“Cut Loose the Shackles of the Past”: US and Cuba Announce a New Dawn in Diplomatic Relations
The deal between the United States and Cuba is a major diplomatic victory.
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Warning: Fracking May Harm Public Health
Regulators should apply the same precautions to gas drilling that they use for everything else.
Stickup Kid
Alonza Thomas talks about being incarcerated at the age of 16.
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How Big Oil Got Expedited Permitting for Fracking on Public Lands Into the Defense Bill
But only one thing can really receive a promise in this case: public interest groups are in a David vs. Goliath fight.
As Washington “Pivots” to Asia, China Does the Eurasian Pirouette
At the same moment that China is proposing a new Eurasian integration, Washington has opted for an “empire of chaos.”
Pipe Dreams? Labor Researchers Say Keystone XL Project May Kill More Jobs Than It Creates
Labor researchers say the jobs figures for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline have been vastly distorted.
“We Are on a Course Leading to Tragedy”: At UN Talks, Kerry Delivers Urgent Plea on Climate Change
John Kerry said time was running out to reverse a course leading to tragedy.
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Faiths United Against Nuclear Weapons
For Bailey-Haynie, nuclear weapons serve no purpose other than mass destruction.
Dawn Paley: Drug War a Pretense to Expand Transnational Capitalism Southward
Author Dawn Paley offers a transformative view of the US war on drugs in the Western Hemisphere.