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The US Navy has been discharging sewage and waste water into the British-owned and protected Diego Garcia coral lagoon since the 1980s, according to a new report by the UK-based Independent.
The base in question – located on the Chagos Islands in the In ...[Read more]
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Behind incessant rhetorical invocations of a “democratic revolution,” Ukraine’s newly-installed government of former bankers, fascists and oligarchs is preparing draconian austerity measures.
The plans being drawn up are openly described as the “ ...[Read more]
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First the oligarchs came for our economy, and we said nothing.
Then they came for our government, and again, we said nothing.
Now, they've come for science, and we're not saying a word.
Thanks to Republican-backed austerity measures, our nation's scientif ...[Read more]
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Libertarian billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch were among the first to grasp the political potential of social welfare groups and trade associations 2014 nonprofits that can spend money to influence elections but don't have to name their donors.
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One develops an odd liking for John McCain over time—attenuated but not grudging. The Republican senator who once found virtue bombing Vietnamese rice farmers reliably brings clarity to purposes the foreign policy clique shrouds in mists of good intent ...[Read more]
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Multiple Students for Justice for Palestine groups have been banned around the country and their members threatened with suspension for mere protest. Israel and its allies are seeking to disrupt free speech on American campuses, says Chris Hedges.
Israel' ...[Read more]
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In his March 6 Executive Order, “Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Ukraine,” Obama declares that support for Crimean self-determination constitutes “an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and ...[Read more]
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There may be a second and massive ocean made up of molten minerals under the surface, recent discoveries show.
Deep within the Earth, staggering pressures mix with high temperatures to compact regular materials into exotic minerals. Under these extreme co ...[Read more]
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According to Reuters, China's top envoy to Germany has warned the West against punishing Russia with sanctions for its intervention in Ukraine, saying such measures could lead to a dangerous chain reaction that could spiral out of control. This comes as U ...[Read more]
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Over the course of my career, I have found more than 20 conditions that can lead to symptoms of ADHD, each of which requires its own approach to treatment. Raising a generation of children and now adults who can't live without stimulants is no solutio ...[Read more]
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Activists in eastern Ukraine in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions are blocking columns of heavy military equipment heading from Kiev to the border with Russia.
Late Thursday activists from the Donbass people's militia blocked the way of columns with about 2 ...[Read more]
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