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Greed Kings of 2014: How They Stole from Us | Paul Buchheit
As schools and local governments are going broke around the country, companies who built their businesses with American research and education and technology and infrastructure are paying less in ...
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What Would Happen If the Int’l Criminal Court Indicted Israel’s Netanyahu? | Juan Cole
A graffiti-style portrait of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Photo: thierry ehrmann/flickr/cc) Jan. 2, 2014 (Informed Comment) -- If the International Criminal Court takes up Israeli ...
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Citing Next Generations, Lawsuits Demand Courts Recognize 'Mind-Blowing' Climate Impacts | Deirdre Fulton
"There are laws of nature that we have to comply with," says legal scholar on final episode of Moyers & Company. "And those laws are supreme." "Climate is not just an environmental issue," professor ...
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Transgender Youth's Tragic Suicide Galvanizes Movement | Deirdre Fulton
On her Tumblr page, Leelah Alcorn pleaded with those who read her suicide note to 'Fix society. Please.' Leelah Alcorn, 17, was struck by a tractor-trailer on Sunday, about four miles from her home ...
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The Prison State of America | Chris Hedges
Chris HedgesDec. 28, 2014 (TruthDig) -- Prisons employ and exploit the ideal worker. Prisoners do not receive benefits or pensions. They are not paid overtime. They are forbidden to organize and ...
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Koch Industries Responds to Rolling Stone – And We Answer Back | Tim Dickinson
"Koch Facts" calls our story, Inside the Koch Brothers' Toxic Empire, "dishonest and misleading." A point-by-point rebuttal. David and Charles Koch. Photo: Paul Zimmerman/WireImage; Bo Rader/Wichita ...
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Inside the Koch Brothers' Toxic Empire | Tim Dickinson
Illustration by Victor Juhasz Together, Charles and David Koch control one of the world's largest fortunes, which they are using to buy up our political system. But what they don't want you to know ...
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Nuclear Calendar -- Jan. 2, 2014 | FCNL
Nuclear Calendar -- Friends Committee on National Legislation Jan. 2, 2014 Jan. 6 Noon, Congress convenes. Jan. 8 4:30 p.m., Brad Hammitt, National Nuclear Security Administration, "WMD Terrorism ...
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'Do's' and 'Don’ts': Things I Learned Writing about the Middle East | Ramzy Baroud
Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Jan. 1, 2014 Writing and reporting about the Middle East is not an easy task, especially during these years of turmoil and upheaval. Following and ...
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Dumbo and Mule | Mickey Z.
Photo credit: Mickey Z. (One Act, Two Parties) Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Jan. 1, 2015 The action takes place in a NYC police station on a Saturday afternoon in the present day. Characters: NYPD ...
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The Cold Wet Mackerel of Reality | John Michael Greer
Dec. 31, 2014 (Archdruid Report) -- To misuse a bit of prose from Charles Dickens, it was neither the best of times nor the worst of times, but I know very few people who will object when, a few ...
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