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Somewhere A Banker Smiles -- Muffled Noises From The Ranks Of The Babbling Paranoid (Joe Bageant)
Joe Bageant -- World News Trust Dec. 5, 2006 -- It’s hard as hell to keep conspiracy theories out of one’s mind these days. And I’m not talking about “Who really brought down the Twin Towers?" or ...
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Fiji military stages coup, fourth in 20 years (Paul Tait)
By Paul Tait SUVA, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Fijis military chief said Tuesday the army had taken over running the country, while the elected prime minister was confined to his home in the South Pacific ...
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The Moral High Ground (James Kunstler)
James Kunstler -- Clusterfuck Nation Dec. 3, 2006 -- No, this blog is not about Iraq or the new Democratic congress. It's about Kramer, Cosmo Kramer, or the actor, Michael Richards, who played him ...
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Solstice 2100 (John Michael Greer)
John Michael Greer -- The Archdruid Report Nov. 29, 2006 -- My second attempt to use the tools of narrative fiction to explore the deindustrial future, this story is set half a century after ...
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U.S. Economy: Services Growth Accelerated Last Month (Bob Willis and Joe Richter)
By Bob Willis and Joe Richter Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Growth in U.S. service industries unexpectedly accelerated in November, easing concerns that a downturn in manufacturing and housing will end the ...
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Don't let Dick Cheney read your palm (Mickey Z.)
Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Dec. 5, 2006 -- As predictions go, it wasnt exactly Broadway Joe Namath guaranteeing victory before Super Bowl III. Vice President Dick Cheney, on the March 16, 2003, ...
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Richest 2% own over half of world's wealth (Dharam Shourie)
Dharam Shourie -- Rediff Dec. 5, 2006 -- NEW YORK -- The richest two per cent of adults in the world own more than half of global household wealth, according to a study released Tuesday.
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Sun Unleashes Major Flare (Robert Roy Britt)
Robert Roy Britt -- Space.com Dec. 5, 2006 -- The Sun is just past its low-point in an 11-year cycle of activity. But big eruptions can happen anytime. One just did. A major X-9 flare erupted this ...
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What we're up against (lessons from Guatemala) (Mickey Z.)
Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Dec. 4, 2006 -- There are many battles being fought in the name of social justice... some more pitched than others. In general, however, these struggles do not result ...
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Global Water Crisis Worsening (Joan Delaney)
Glaciers are melting, aquifers are drying out, droughts are worsening... and whats worse, the worlds population keeps on growing… By Joan Delaney -- Epoch Times Victoria Staff Dec. 2, 2006 -- For ...
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Treasuring Our American Values of Greed, Self-Interest, And Enlightened Oppression (Ragnar Redbeard)
By Ragnar Redbeard III "What kind of a society isn't structured on greed? The problem of social organization is how to set up an arrangement under which greed will do the least harm; capitalism is ...
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