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How Wall Street Hollowed Out Industrial America

Forget the fiscal cliff. America's real problem is a Wall Street that has eaten up industrial America and threatens to consume the rest of us.

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| Mon Dec. 3, 2012 11:26 AM PST

2012's Least Horrible Super-PACs

Colbert's funny dark money, grassroots organizers, and deep-pocketed reformers proved that super-PACs don't have to be mud-slinging attack machines.

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| Fri Nov. 30, 2012 4:00 AM PST

America Needs to Stop Sucking Up to Generals

A former army man reflects on generals who misbehave and the media that loves them anyway.

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| Thu Nov. 29, 2012 11:02 AM PST
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World Energy Report 2012: The Good, the Bad, and the Really, Truly Ugly

Actually, the "good news" that the US could become the world's number one energy producer is bad news—for the planet.

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| Tue Nov. 27, 2012 11:57 AM PST

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Israeli Vets Speak Out: What Really Goes On In Gaza

Starvation, shooting at kids, casual violence—former IDF soldiers reveal the abuses by the Israeli military in Gaza.

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| Mon Nov. 26, 2012 11:30 AM PST
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The Secret War of Anti-Fracking Activists

Dedicated activists in upstate New York are fighting back against big energy companies with what else? Zoning ordinances and petitions. And it's working.

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| Mon Nov. 19, 2012 12:11 PM PST
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Where Does Milllons in Pentagon Contracts Go?

Millions of American dollars flow into nation-building contracts for the Middle East, while the US's own infrastructure gets a "D."

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| Thu Nov. 15, 2012 3:20 PM PST
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War, Climate Change, and All The Actually Important Issues Ignored the 2012 Election

A bitter election session later, what progress have we made on the issues that really matter?

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| Tue Nov. 13, 2012 1:05 PM PST
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Space Warfare and the Future of US Global Power

Horses and bayonets no more—the US military is increasingly investing in space technology.

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| Thu Nov. 8, 2012 11:58 AM PST

Solnit on Hurricane Sandy: Stop Ignoring Climate Change

I wish Sandy hadn't happened. But it did, and there have been and will be more disasters like this. I hope that radical change arises from it.

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| Thu Nov. 8, 2012 4:00 AM PST
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Would a President Romney Mean War With Iran?

The Republican candidate is surrounded by hawkish advisers who want to stick it to Iran.

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| Mon Nov. 5, 2012 11:23 AM PST
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The Curious Case of How Libya Became an Election Issue

How did a tragic but isolated incident at a US consulate, in a place few Americans had ever heard of, get blown up into a pivotal issue in a too-close-to-call presidential contest?

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| Wed Oct. 31, 2012 10:06 AM PDT

How Fear of Cyber Attack Could Take Down Your Liberties and the Constitution

Obama officials are sounding the alarm on cyber warfare—what does this mean for your civil liberties?

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| Mon Oct. 22, 2012 10:06 AM PDT

Washington's Pakistan Meltdown

How the U.S. and Pakistan became the dysfunctional nuclear family of international relations.

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| Thu Oct. 18, 2012 11:44 AM PDT
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Are Voter ID Laws a Form of Racism?

A former Republican tells it like it is: voter ID laws unfairly burden minorities.

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| Mon Oct. 15, 2012 11:20 AM PDT
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The New "Golden Age of Oil" That Wasn't

Oil is getting harder and harder to extract. Whose to blame? Geology.

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| Thu Oct. 4, 2012 12:18 PM PDT

The Slow Death of California's Higher Education

California has slashed higher ed spending, while prison spending has quintupled.

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| Tue Oct. 2, 2012 11:12 AM PDT

What the Presidential Debates Won't Tell You

A guide to the most important issues you won't hear discussed at the upcoming presidential debates.

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| Mon Oct. 1, 2012 11:53 AM PDT

Stop Leftsplaining!

Why the left should stop grousing, whining, Eeyoring, and parsing differences with your allies and get about the cheerful business of being heroes.

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| Thu Sep. 27, 2012 11:04 AM PDT
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Is Islamophobia the New McCarthyism?

Lt. Gen. Jerry Boykin casts the War on Terror in biblical terms. Anti-communists also made religion part of US foreign policy.

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| Tue Sep. 25, 2012 10:25 AM PDT