Andy Kroll talking: Jim Bopp is, if not the central character on the conservative side, the libertarian side of this fight, he is one of … Dark MoneyRead more
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Mitt Romney is one of the greatest and most irresponsible debt creators of all time
Matt Taibbi talking: it started when I had to cover this campaign earlier this year, and I was listening to Romney’s stump speech about debt. … Mitt Romney is one of the greatest and most irresponsible debt creators of all timeRead more
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Anti-Reflective Glass Coating Boosts Solar Panel Efficiency
A new anti-reflective glass coating for solar panels from Australian company Brisbane Materials lets solar panels capture more light and therefore boosts their efficiency. The … Anti-Reflective Glass Coating Boosts Solar Panel EfficiencyRead more
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Escape Fire
US citizens spend a spectacular amount of money on healthcare. Just sheer numbers, $2.7 trillion per year. The average per capita cost of healthcare in … Escape FireRead more
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Financial Conquest or Clean State?
This is an edited and expanded transcript from a live phone interview by Dimitris Yannopoulos for Athens News, September 2012. Dimitris Yannopoulos: As an academic … Financial Conquest or Clean State?Read more
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Climate change is already damaging global economy
Climate change is already contributing to the deaths of nearly 400,000 people a year and costing the world more than $1.2 trillion, wiping 1.6% annually … Climate change is already damaging global economyRead more
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The Fight for Voting
Reverend Dr. William Barber is president of the North Carolina chapter of the NAACP. He serves as pastor of Greenleaf Christian Church Disciples of Christ … The Fight for VotingRead more
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Whisky is for drinking; water is for fighting over
The author Mark Twain once remarked that “whisky is for drinking; water is for fighting over” and a series of reports from intelligence agencies and … Whisky is for drinking; water is for fighting overRead more
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Uranium mining
a major effort now underway to lift the state’s three-decade-long ban on uranium mining. The ban was first put in place after tests showed a … Uranium miningRead more
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Can Antibiotics Make You Gain Weight
It’s been known since the 1950s that feeding low doses of antibiotics to livestock increases their weight gain. The practice, dubbed subtherapeutic antibiotic therapy (STAT), … Can Antibiotics Make You Gain WeightRead more