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Scotland is going 100% Green by 2020; shame on Dirty America
(By Juan Cole) Glasgow is the city of the future, not Phoenix. Scotland has a population of about 5.3 million, a little more than the […]
Congress cuts Food Stamps, maintains Estate Tax Loophole worth $100 bn to the Rich
(By Juan Cole) You know how the Tea Party House of Representatives obsessed with cutting food stamps to working families and veterans and children this […]
Real Time Earth Wind Map
Real Time Earth Wind Map from Earth Nullschool.net h/t Treehugger
Taiwanese Animators Explain to Obama the Unconstitutionality of NSA Spying (Video)
“NSA data mining program probably unconstitutional, judge says” (Taiwanese Animators)
How to get an Iran Nuclear deal: Top 7 Confidence-Building Steps
(By Bijan Khajehpour, Reza Marashi and Trita Parsi) [Excerpts from a new report from the National Iranian American Council:] Upon assuming the presidency in January […]
Is Edward Snowden a modern Martin Luther?
(By J.M. Porup) Quiz time, people. Identify the following: A powerful church that has betrayed its founding principles. A secretive priesthood that knows all your […]
India Flap derives from America’s Gulag Practices and Far-Right Supreme Court
(By Juan Cole) The militarization of American police and humiliating practices of routine strip and cavity searches are the real culprits in the current diplomatic […]
Colbert: NSA Spying on Online Games to Prevent non-existent Virtual Terrorism
Stephen Colbert reports on NSA spying on online games. He notes that covert NSA analysts may be a majority in some virtual hang-outs and had […]
The Sixth Mass Extinction: Why Climate Scientists’ Hair is on Fire
(By Dahr Jamail) I grew up planning for my future, wondering which college I would attend, what to study, and later on, where to work, […]
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