The Occupy movement has been an extremely exciting development. Unprecedented, in fact. There’s never been anything like it that I can think of. If the … Plutonomy and the PrecariatRead more
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The Terrifying Ways Google Is Destroying Your Privacy
In 1999, Scott McNealy, the former head of Sun MicroSystems, reportedly declared, “You have zero privacy anyway….Get over it.” He unintentionally let the proverbial cat … The Terrifying Ways Google Is Destroying Your PrivacyRead more
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Japan nuke plant water worries rise
Japan’s crippled nuclear power plant is struggling to find space to store tens of thousands of tons of highly contaminated water used to cool the … Japan nuke plant water worries riseRead more
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Who Owns the World?
When I was thinking about these remarks, I had two topics in mind, couldn’t decide between them—actually pretty obvious ones. One topic is, what are … Who Owns the World?Read more
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Fukushima rice above threshold for cesium
Rice grown by a farmer in Sukagawa, Fukushima Prefecture, returned a radioactive cesium reading of 110 becquerels per kilogram, exceeding the maximum of 100, the … Fukushima rice above threshold for cesiumRead more
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Extreme Weather Is the New Reality
There’s been a nasty change in the weather of late, and for businesses the forecast is simple: be prepared. In 2011, extreme weather caused more … Extreme Weather Is the New RealityRead more
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Cameras spot reactor 3 pool debris; fuel intact
Remote-controlled underwater cameras have located parts of a 35-ton fuel transfer apparatus that fell into reactor 3’s spent fuel pool in March 2011 in the … Cameras spot reactor 3 pool debris; fuel intactRead more
Posted inLabor / ToMl / USA Empire
Labor struggles in Iowa
MUSCATINE, IOWA—Today the town of Muscatine, Iowa, which overlooks the Mississippi River, looks relatively inconspicuous—one of many working-class river towns with grassy parks abutting the … Labor struggles in IowaRead more
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Further leak at Fukushima
Highly radioactive water gushed from a decontamination pipe at the No. 3 reactor before workers noticed and turned it off, while newly released images of … Further leak at FukushimaRead more
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Donations to villages after Fukushima nuclear accident
Tokyo Electric Power Co. continued to dole out large sums to rural villages hosting nuclear power facilities even after the company was supposedly strapped for … Donations to villages after Fukushima nuclear accidentRead more