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Triumph for Citizens in Florida as Hughes Oil Company Drops Fracking Project
But without a moratorium on fracking, Florida is still not safe from the fracking industry.
Fracking Is Causing an Earthquake Boom in Oklahoma
A study published last week in the journal Science adds more detail to the already widely acknowledged finding that fracking leads to earthquakes.
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 …
“Indonesia Is on a Different Path”: US-Trained General Defeated After Alleged Plot to Rig Vote
An initial count in Indonesia's contested presidential election shows Jakarta Gov. Joko Widodo has a several-point lead over former army general Prabowo Subianto. Prabowo has refused to concede defeat.
India’s Next Budget: Subsidies for Big Business and Debt for Citizens
Jayati Ghosh critiques the first budget presented by new Indian prime minister Narendra Modi.
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Greek Privatization of Key Sectors Meets Strong Opposition
The Greek government recently announced plans to sell a 30 percent share of its Public Power Corporation (PPC), and create a new Small PPC, which will be sold to …
Investigation Proves NSA Spies on Americans Beyond Metadata Collection
Former NSA whistleblowers J. Kirk Wiebe and Bill Binney discuss how 90 percent of data intercepted by NSA originates from non-targets.
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A Fracking Boondoggle
The public would pay a heavy price for a $4 billion gas export terminal in Maryland at Cove Point.
Rising Voices for a New Economy
In a world where income inequality is squeezing the middle class to the point of oblivion and those with the biggest bank accounts have the loudest voices, two of …
“Incitement Starts at the Top”: After Arab Teen’s Murder, Israeli Government Accused of Fueling Hatred
The threat of an Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip comes amidst heavy unrest in the West Bank and in Arab towns inside Israel following the killings of a …