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Pentagon Declares the Internet a Domain of War (John T. Bennett)
July 14, 2011 (The Hill, Washington, DC) -- The Pentagon released a long-promised cybersecurity plan Thursday that declares the Internet a domain of war. The Pentagon released a long-promised ...
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The Great American Carbon Bomb (Bill McKibben)
July 14, 2011 (TomDispatch.com) -- The climate problem has moved from the abstract to the very real in the last 18 months. Instead of charts and graphs about what will happen someday, we’ve got ...
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Greed, Excess and America's Gaping Class Divide (Matt Taibbi)
July 14, 2011 (Rolling Stone) -- Courtesy of good friend and Supreme Court of Assholedom justice David Sirota comes this revolting list of Marie Antoinettoid moments from recent years, in an article ...
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FDIC Chairwoman: Mortgage Industry ‘Didn’t Think Borrowers Were Worth Helping’ (Lois Beckett)
July 13, 2011 (ProPublica) -- Outgoing Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairwoman Sheila C. Bair's revealing exit interview by the New York Times' Joe Nocera has generated plenty of buzz. But ...
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ALEC Exposed: A Nationwide Blueprint for the Rightwing Takeover (John Nichols)
July 13, 2011 (The Nation) -- “Never has the time been so right,” Louisiana State Representative Noble Ellington told conservative legislators gathered in Washington to plan the radical remaking of ...
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The Only Way To Financially Survive The Current Economic Crisis (Dale Pivarunas)
July 13, 2011 (Information Clearing House) -- Most people voted for Barack Obama because they hoped that he could turn around the economy. They elected him because they thought that he understood ...
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The Great Unraveling: The Economic Assassination of the USA (Stephen Lendman)
July 12, 2011 (Information Clearing House) -- Friday’s jobs report threw more cold water on so-called recovery. Since 2008, Main Street America’s been in Depression. Conditions have worsened, not ...
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Climate Change Could Kill One in 10 Species by End of the Century (Steve Conner)
July 12, 2011 (The Independent/UK) -- Climate change is speeding up the rate at which animals and plants are becoming extinct. By the end of the century, one in 10 species could be on the verge of ...
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The Amazing Dissolving Nation (James Howard Kunstler)
Chicken glyph: OneDefector James Howard Kunstler -- World News Trust July 18, 2011 -- Going broke fast is a very compelling problem. For ordinary people it tends to induce chicken-with-no-head ...
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Confused Strategy: How the PA Sold Out Palestinian Unity (Ramzy Baroud)
Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust July 13, 2011 -- If you happen to be a Palestinian government employee, chances are you will receive only half your usual salary this month. The other half will only ...
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U.N. Official Says U.S. Is Breaking Rules In Torture Investigation (Eyder Peralta)
July 12, 2011 (NPR) -- The United Nations chief torture investigator said the United States was violating U.N. rules, after the country denied him unmonitored access to Bradley Manning, the Army ...
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