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Outcry Against Police Union Leader’s Bigotry Makes for Unlikely Alliance of Cops, Occupiers
For the uninitiated, it is almost too fantastic to believe. A police department's union, supremely tone-deaf in a city with a discriminatory history, puts out a newsletter that open-heartedly …
Virgin Galactic’s Space Tourism Venture for the 1% Will Warm the Globe for the Rest of Us
Virgin Galactic, billionaire Richard Branson's space tourism venture, is charging $200,000 a seat for a few minutes of weightlessness and a view from outer space.
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US Walks Back Terrorist Claims Against High-Value Detainee Abu Zubaydah
The Justice Department has quietly recanted nearly every major claim the Bush administration made about Abu Zubaydah the alleged al-Qaeda leader who was the first suspected terrorist subjected to …
The Drought and the Coming Food Price Bubble
TIm A. Wise: US food reserves at a historic low as biofuels, climate change and speculation exacerbate food crisis.
Nine Reasons Romney’s Choice of Paul Ryan for Veep Is Smarter Than You Think
Romney's Ryan decision is a hugely dangerous step toward getting the Koch brothers' hand-picked star close to the presidency.
America’s Deficit Attention Disorder
Money is the least of our problems. Itu2019s time to pay attention to the real deficits that are killing us.
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Is the Era of Oil Nearing Its End?
Critics charge that governments have been less than candid about future oil supplies and the ramifications of failing to shift to alternative fuels.
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General Petraeus and the Drone War
Once a hold-out strategist who thought drones would fuel anti-US sentiment, the ambitious military leader now heads one of the most aggressive and unpopular military campaigns in memory.
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Militant Reaffirms Role of Pakistan in Mumbai Attacks
Disclosures in US and Indian courts about the [Pakistani] spy agency [Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate (ISI)]'s links to the Mumbai attacks, which killed six Americans, contributed to a dramatic decline …