McJournalism: The Unbearable Lightness of Thomas Friedman
A new book explains how Thomas Friedman's journalism is at the service of empire and capital.
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Secrets of the 1%: FDR’s Attempt to Reform the 1%’s Wall Street
Looking at President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal economic reforms to see if a new New Deal has any merit.
USDA Works to Speed Approval of Monsanto’s Genetically Engineered Crops
For years, biotech agriculture opponents have accused regulators of working too closely with big biotech firms when deregulating genetically engineered (GE) crops. Now, their worst fears could be coming true.
Occupy Los Angeles Moves Forward
Inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York City, Occupy Los Angeles began on October 1st with a massive rally in the downtown of the city. Yet after more than two months demonstrating on the lawns of City Hall, Occupy LA was raided by police and shut down last week.
In Fedora and Trench Coat, Greg Palast Exposes “Vultures” Who Profit From Crisis
Greg Palast, who chronicles investigations of corporate crimes in Vultures’ Picnic, discusses the Gulf disaster, nuclear safety, and how financial predators destroy nations -- and get away with it.
Out of the Backyard: New Latin American and Caribbean Bloc Defies Washington
Rain clouds ringed the lush hillsides and poor neighborhoods cradling Caracas, Venezuela as dozens of Latin American and Caribbean heads of state trickled out of the airport and into motorcades and hotel rooms. They were gathering for the foundational summit of a new regional bloc aimed at self-determination outside the scope of Washington’s power.