All Views Articles for 2013-08-09

Friday, August 9, 2013
Harvey Wasserman
The Fukushima Nightmare Gets Worse
Just when it seemed things might be under control at Fukushima, we find they are worse than ever. Immeasurably worse. Massive quantities of radioactive liquids are now flowing through the shattered...
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Peter Hart
Was George W. Bush Aiding Al Qaeda?
Bradley Manning never started an illegal war, but yet he remains the one facing 90 years in prison
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Dean Baker
Fiddling with Fannie and Freddie Only Sets Us Up for Another Crash
Best leave the mortgage market in government control or abolish Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac entirely and let moral hazard rule
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Dana Nuccitelli
Fox News Found to be a Major Driving Force Behind Global Warming Denial
American consumers of conservative media like Fox News distrust climate scientists and don't believe the planet is warming
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Glenn Greenwald
Lavabit's Brave Stand: Email Service Shuts Down
Edward Snowden: 'Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Yahoo, Apple, and the rest of our internet titans must ask themselves why they aren't fighting for our interests the same way'
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Margaret Kimberley
Tar Sands Hell in Detroit
“ It isn’t hard to figure out why Detroit was chosen as the location. ”
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Michael Faul
Spending is Not Growth: The Case Against GDP
It is easy to fall under the misconception that GDP is a reliable indicator of economic growth or of a country's well-being
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Jim Horn
Who’s Lying to Whom? Duncan, Bloomberg, and the Rotted Common Core
Yesterday Mike Bloomberg called the new test score basement that all NY schools have rushed into “very good news,” and he blamed the media for noticing that it was happening.
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Greg Kaufmann
The Voice of Poverty Congrees Doesn't Want to Hear
The expert testimony of Tianna Gaines-Turner
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Mark Rumold
What It Means to Be An NSA 'Target'
New information shows why we need immediate FISA Amendments Act reform
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Robert Dodge
Hiroshima's Legacy—The Obsolescence of War
Our world changed forever 68 years ago this week. Tuesday marked the day that the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, followed by the bombing of Nagasakithree days later.
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Laura Bonham
Corporate Constitutional “Rights” Harm Small Business
On the day, nearly twenty years ago, that my husband and I incorporated our general contracting firm to protect ourselves against liability, I first became aware of corporate personhood. It was not...
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