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The Invisible Refugees – Internally Displaced People
They are part of a growing population of refugees that are often without international support, a sub-group of people whose basic needs are rarely addressed by the global community: …
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Public Citizen Report Reveals Dents, Holes in Keystone XL Southern Half Weeks Before Planned Startup
Public Citizen has released a chilling report revealing that the 485-mile KXL southern line is plagued by dents, faulty welding, exterior damage that was patched up poorly and misshapen …
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The Oliver Stone Interview, Part II: JFK
When I chatted with Stone about it recently, he betrayed no false modesty on the subject. u201cJFK was staggeringly complex and beautiful.
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William Rivers Pitt: Please Don’t Take the “2016” Bait
Midterm elections are by orders of magnitude more important than presidential elections on every meaningful level, and when they get ignored, we get the kind of congressional disaster zone …
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Health Care in the US as Seen From Down Under: “Mens Sana in Insanus Patriae“
Aussies' Medicare treats health care as a human right, offering better outcomes than the United States for much less cost, and insurers even offer plans for pets that many …
Filipino Gov. Misused Public Funds as People Suffer From Post-Typhoon Devastation
Jose Maria Sison: Evidence shows Filpino government set up ghost non-profits that failed to service its most vulnerable citizens.
Armed Drones Becoming the Norm? At the Crossroads of Robotic Warfare
A crossroads for drone warfare: While some US-based human rights groups argue for making US armed drone strikes conform to current law, others argue that only a complete ban …
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Proactive Heckling: Ray Kelly Shouted Down at Brown University
When New York police Commissioner Ray Kelly was shouted down at Brown University, were his free speech rights violated?
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Coast Guard Moves to Approve Barging of Hazardous Fracking Waste on Major Rivers
The Coast Guard is proposing to allow barges to transport large amounts of hazardous and radioactive wastewater from fracking operations on America's major rivers.
Obama’s Natural Gas Whoopin’ – Oil CEO Says the President Is Wrong, Go Green Instead
Can the United States, and the world for that matter, really afford to utilize natural gas as a ‘methadone’ to ween ourselves from a debilitating fossil fuel addiction?