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Chevron Says Hell Will Freeze Over Before It Pays For Pollution

My latest article for VICE: When 30,000 Ecuadorian villagers sued Chevron in 1993 for devastating the Amazon with 18 billion gallons of toxic wastewater, the US-based oil giant's reply was simple: ...

Mar 8

CIA spied on Senate committee writing damning torture report and Obama knew

The CIA's Inspector General has asked the Justice Department to consider criminally charging CIA agents who spied on a senate committee that was engaged in writing a report that was highly critical

Mar 8

Nelson mayoral candidate and moneyless economy advocate Richard Osmaston is petitioning to form a new political party in New Zealand and plans to stand for election in this year's general election ...

Mar 8

FBI investigating Senate staffers over alleged theft of CIA documents

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has reportedly taken the reins of a probe established to uncover the facts of an escalating scandal between the Central Intelligence Agency and the United States

Mar 8

11 Ways To Feed The World Without Destroying The Planet

"How do we achieve food security in a world of growing scarcity?" That's the question posed in a new report, which explores how technology can help feed 9 billion people, without destroying the ...

Mar 8

Cutting Off Extended Unemployment Benefits Was A Mistake, And Now The Economy's

The cutoff in extended unemployment benefits by Congress wasn't just vile, it explains much of the economic weakness so far this year. Before getting to the main subject of this post, let me say ...

Mar 8

This Is What New York Would Look Like If The Whole City Was A Giant Urban Farm

For the past six years, the urban research nonprofit Terreform has carefully considered exactly what New York City would look like if everything New Yorkers ate was grown inside city limits. "At ...

Mar 8

Printer-friendly version A Black Agenda Radio commentary by executive editor Glen Ford Chokwe Lumumba ran for mayor of Jackson, Mississippi in order to set in motion a process of "social ...

Mar 7

Alondra Nelson presents "Body and Soul" @ Red Emma's, 3/7/2014 (1/2)

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Chevron Says Hell Will Freeze Over Before It Pays For Pollution

CIA spied on Senate committee writing damning torture report and Obama knew

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FBI investigating Senate staffers over alleged theft of CIA documents

11 Ways To Feed The World Without Destroying The Planet

Cutting Off Extended Unemployment Benefits Was A Mistake, And Now The Economy's

This Is What New York Would Look Like If The Whole City Was A Giant Urban Farm

How and Why Did Chokwe Lumumba Die?

Alondra Nelson presents "Body and Soul" @ Red Emma's, 3/7/2014 (1/2)