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Climate Change, Economic Inequality Are One Debate, says Sen. Warren
By Jon Queally Both issues show clearly that ‘we have a rigged system, where a handful are able to reap benefits at the cost of […]
US support for Palestinian Gov’t a ‘Knife in the Back’ says Israel, after Sabotaging Kerry Talks
Israel decries US ‘knife in back’ over Palestinian govt (via AFP) Washington’s support for a new Palestinian government backed by Israel’s Islamist foe Hamas, has […]
Another Pivot: Can Obama’s New CO2 Rules Break Our Stalemate With China?
There’s going to be a long fight over the Obama administration’s new carbon emissions caps, and it’s just getting started. But today brings encouraging news from beyond our borders: As if on cue, the world’s biggest polluter, China, announced…
Turkey’s Erdogan Calls CNN Reporter arrested on air “Lackey,” “Agent of Chaos”
Turkey PM accuses international media of spying, singles out CNN (via AFP) Turkey’s embattled prime minister lashed out at international media on Tuesday, accusing news […]
9 Questions about the 1%, the Unemployed and why the one produces the Other
By Peter van Buren via Tomdispatch Last year eight Americans — the four Waltons of Walmart fame, the two Koch brothers, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffett — […]
Is the Prisoner Swap Hysteria a sign of GOP War withdrawal Symptoms?
By Juan Cole The United States has been continually at war since October of 2001. In many of the succeeding years, until Dec. 31 2011, […]
Danish Energy Agency: 100% Renewable Denmark By 2050 Is Possible
Originally published on Renew Economy.By Sophie Vorrath A new report by the Danish Energy Agency has found it would be technically possible to construct a secure and reliable national energy system based on 100 per cent renewables by 2050. The report…
Big Media is Boring us into accepting End of Net Neutrality: John Oliver
John Oliver: “Cable companies are trying to create an unequal playing field for internet speeds, but they’re doing it so boringly that most news outlets […]
NSA Intercepting Millions of Personal Images for Facial Recognition Tech
By Sarah Lazare The National Security Agency is mass collecting facial images through its surveillance programs for use in facial recognition technology, journalists James Risen […]
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