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As we all now know, Marcel Crok and Nicholas Lewis have written a report on the IPCC’s treatment of

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Pro-Russian gunmen seize Ukrainian carriers

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Two Houses, One Cable TV Bill

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Remembering Vik

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Rethinking the Ethics of Research Involving Nonhuman Animals

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Swiss Zoo Kills Healthy Young Bear to Protect Him

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The Week Ahead, April 14-20: Arms Control Compliance Report Due; UN

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April 14, 2014
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The Week Ahead, April 7-11: Iran Talks Resume; Hagel in China; CTBTO Group

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April 7, 2014

Frontiers editor throws Lew under a bus

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April 15, 2014
Science ‘abused’ by Lewandowsky paper, says Frontiers

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April 12, 2014
Lewandowsky tries to rationalise ‘Fury’ retraction

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April 6, 2014

Many missing as S Korea ferry sinks

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April 14, 2014

An Interview With Sam Dalton, Now In His Seventh Decade Of Criminal Defense

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Militarizing Santa Claus

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Dire Civil Liberties Predictions For 2014

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The growing edge

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Trojan Horse, Spartan Facts

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Obama Whistleblower Program Requires Whistleblowers to Register to be

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Declare War on Feminism

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The Shift: The State of our Minds and the Mind of the State

Those who are plugged into reality are getting a sinking feeling in their gut; we’re

March 24, 2014

Kendall: Pentagon Learning to Live With Budget Uncertainty

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Military Budgets Fall in the West, Rise in China, Russia, Middle East

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April 12, 2014
Congress Takes Another Stab at Fixing Pentagon Procurement

Body: By Sandra I. Erwin Congressional oversight committees have asked industry groups to help pinpoint

April 11, 2014

U.S. industry shows some vigor, but housing soft

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Wall St. up on Chinese and U.S. data, Yellen comments

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BlackBerry's meltdown sparks start-up boom in Canada's Silicon

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Pakistani giant poster of a child looks up at drone operators

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April 8, 2014
European Parliament accepts Skyguards petition opposing aerial spraying

By Wayne Hall COTO Report On 25th March 2014, national day of commemoration of the outbreak of the Greek

April 8, 2014

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Insanity is lurking on the other side…

Rock Band Bills Pentagon for Use of Music as Torture Just a couple of hours after uploading my recent

February 27, 2014
Shackled During Childbirth

What Would You Call it if Not Torture? My email inbox today included an online petition campaign from the

February 23, 2014
Refuge Documentary Now Available

REFUGE: Caring for Survivors of Torture The public launch of our hour-long documentary, Refuge: Caring

February 17, 2014

Gerald Celente – Everything Financial Radio – April 13, 2014

Gerald Celente joins today to give hist take on where both the economy and world-wide

April 12, 2014
Gerald Celente – Edelmetalle – April 12, 2014

Gerald discusses gold, the financial system and current events going on around the world

April 11, 2014
Gerald Celente – Nomad Capitalist – April 12, 2014

Gerald Celente on the death of America: Gerald lets loose on the death of American

April 11, 2014

When and How States Should Strengthen Their Rainy Day Funds

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Off the Charts Blog: Increase the EITC

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Off the Charts Blog: 3 Million Reasons to Thank Tax-Season Volunteers

April 15, 2014

Seafloor Carpet Turns Surf’s up to Lights On

At the University of California, Berkeley, a team of engineers is pioneering ocean-source energy technology

March 25, 2014
Boeing’s SBRC Makes Biofuel from Agricultural Rejects

A decade ago, biofuels were considered the Holy Grail of combustion-engine fuels. Measurably cleaner than

March 10, 2014
Cliff Majersik, IMT, Identifies Efficiency as Energy’s Biggest Asset

The Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) is a Washington, DC-based nonprofit working in the areas of

February 19, 2014

‘MH370 call exposing 9/11 cover-up?’

A file photo of the Malaysia Airlines aircraft that has been missing for about a month By Dr. Kevin

April 15, 2014
President Assad: Syrian Crisis in Turning Point Due to Army’s Achievements

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stressed that the current crisis in his country is passing through a

April 14, 2014
Syria: Militant Groups Target Al-Manar Crew in Maaloula in Qalamoun – Three

The militant groups opened fire onto Al-Manar crew in t he town of Maaloula in Qalamoun, leaving three

April 14, 2014

Bundy Ranch the Wrong Hill for Libertarians to be Dying On

Here is something I find deeply ironic: On the exact same day that Conservatives were flocking to the

April 14, 2014
Power of Geologic Forces

The footprints are cool. But what really had an effect on me is how vividly this picture portrays the

April 10, 2014
Wherein I Have Another Great Product Idea Too Late

We increasingly use VRBO to find rental houses when we go on vacation. The key transfer process seems to

April 10, 2014

iSentia index: the great disconnect edition

Are voters really turning against the Abbott government? The polls say yes, but there might be something

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Glenn Dyer’s TV ratings: a lacklustre night of programming

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The Birth of a Saturn Moon

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Abby Martin’s Personal Tribute to Investigative Journalist Michael C

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Rick Rozoff: NATO, Ukraine and U.S. Imperialism–Purpose is to Besiege

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Rick Rozoff: Ukraine Junta May Spark Civil War

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DOES INDIANA NEED A MORAL MONDAYS MOVEMENT?

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PUSHING FOR STARVATION AT HOME AND WAR ABROAD: A TIME TO RESIST

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RAISE THE MINIMUM WAGE NOW

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Police Called Over “Homeless Jesus” Sculpture Installed In Wealthy North

Here’s what would happen if Jesus were to return to Earth and land in the affluent Bible Belt suburbs

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Lee Camp: What If The Truth Were Out For All To See?

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Ghana: a Shining Democracy Without Accountability

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How Could Japan Offer $32billion In Aid To Africa?

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Why Are African Professors Becoming Politicians?

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June 5, 2013

Resisting the Drone Wars: Campaign Day 14 June

Click to download flyer The Drone Campaign Network is holding a day gathering for those interested in

April 7, 2014
Camus in the Time of Drones

by Jeffrey St. Clair . Reproduced by kind permission of Counterpunch . Lucien rises from bed in the

March 28, 2014
Defence Select Committee issues report on drones: PR trumps transparency

Click to download Three years ago today (25 March) four Afghan civilians were killed and two seriously

March 24, 2014

Chrono, the last piece of the circadian clock puzzle?

All organisms, from mammals to fungi, have daily cycles controlled by a tightly regulated internal clock

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Potent, puzzling and (now less) toxic: Team discovers how antifungal drug

Scientists have solved a decades-old medical mystery -- and in the process have found a potentially less

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Biologists develop nanosensors to visualize movements and distribution of

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California Game Commission to Consider Whether to Protect Gray Wolf

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A Fresh Boost of Energy for Fossil Fuel Divestment Campaigns on US Campuses

At the 2014 Fossil Fuel Divestment Convergence, students renewed their pledge to dig deep, link up, and

April 14, 2014

Should we listen to amateurs’ analysis of climate science?

Summary: What is the role of amateurs’ analysis in the climate science debate? They’re

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Summary: One of the great themes of the FM website is our clouded vision, the American people’s

April 15, 2014
Captain America: the Winter Soldier – high-quality indoctrination for sheep

Summary: Myths reflect how a people see themselves and their aspirations. Great peoples have great myths.

April 13, 2014

Senator Grassley Announces Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus on 25th

Today Senator Charles Grassley, the leading champion of whistleblower protection on Capitol Hill, announced

April 10, 2014
Report Reveals Federal Agencies’ Non-disclosure Policies Violate the WEPA

A report released today by Senator Charles Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee

April 2, 2014
KBR’s Confidentiality Agreements Draw Congressional Scrutiny

Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

April 1, 2014

JIHAD SELFIES: THESE BRITISH EXTREMISTS IN SYRIA LOVE SOCIAL MEDIA

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THE SOCIAL MEDIA UPDATES OF BRITISH JIHADIS IN SYRIA JUST GOT A LOT MORE

The last time VICE checked in on British jihadists in Syria, their war seemed, in many ways, more like a

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Kathleen Parker Thinks It's "Crazy" to Talk About Racism in

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Brooklyn Woman Didn't Steal a Car, But Thinks Her Mom May Have

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Open Or Closed: The Easter Edition

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16% Of Icelandic Children Living In Poverty

According to a new report by Save the Children 10.000 Icelandic children live in under the poverty line
Greenpeace Plan To Stalk Alma

After petitioning to get the ship Alma turned away from Durban port for carrying 2000 tonnes of fin whale

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Musical instruments can cost an arm and a leg. Good thing you can make them yourself from cheap materials

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Ford vs. Cadillac: Whose EV Is More American?

Welcome to the battle of electric-car snark. First, Cadillac started running ads for its new luxury ELR , a

April 13, 2014
Public Transportation Surges in Los Angeles

The American Public Transportation Association is partying like it's 1956. That's because Americans

April 10, 2014

10 ways to hypermile and get the most energy out of your car

Under the hood of an electric car If you thought 2013 was a financially tough year, then fasten your seat

March 20, 2014
Teaching Tu B’Shevat in classrooms without borders

For many years Hebrew schools in North America barely related to the Jewish

January 16, 2014
Happy New Year Trees, and spiritual reasons for Tu B’Shevat Customs

Tonight marks the end of the Jewish holiday Tu B’Shevat. The Jewish New

January 16, 2014

Hospital Groups Back NQF Report on Patient Sociodemographics

The American Hospital Association wants CMS to adjust measures in pay-for-performance programs to reflect

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NPP Demand Rising Under Value-Based Care Models

Multispecialty medical practices with non-physician providers typically perform better financially than

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Crisis Spurs Healthcare Payment Reform in Arkansas

A federally backed drive to create a value-based healthcare delivery system in partnership with providers

April 15, 2014

3 policy proposals after we win: Fix the world, Existing solutions

Leaders, such as you paying attention to alternative media, act intelligently in the present, and plan for

April 15, 2014
US land claim in Bundy case based on lie-started, treaty-violating

"The only thing new in the world is the history you don't know."- President Harry Truman

April 14, 2014
Vet to US military, all with Oaths: Defend US from domestic terrorism

Air Force veteran Kristen Meghan’s 4-minute video calls on active US military, veterans, and all with

April 12, 2014

Passover Greetings from the Editor

Hello. My name is John Cook, and as of three weeks ago I became the editor-in-chief of The Intercept

April 14, 2014
The “Cuban Twitter” Scam Is a Drop in the Internet Propaganda Bucket

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April 4, 2014
NSA Blows Its Own Top Secret Program in Order to Propagandize

Over the last 40 years, the U.S. government has relied on extreme fear-mongering to demonize transparency.

March 31, 2014

I Know Weather Porn When I See It

Like millions of Americans this winter, as I sat in front of the TV, freezing and wrapped in a blanket, I

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Republicans Root for the Villain

Rejecting dozens of heroic characters, from Captain America to Underdog, Republicans last week chose

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Mad Men, Season 7, Episode 1: A Pitch in Time

Mad Men can be a hard show to love. Well. Not that hard, obviously. It’s beautifully shot; it

April 14, 2014

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OP-ED: Beyond the Street Protests: Youth, Women and Democracy in Latin

The huge student protests in Chile have spread the idea that adolescents have the right to vote. Credit

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Deforestation in the Andes Triggers Amazon “Tsunami”

The Beni river, a tributary of the Madeira river, when it overflowed its banks in 2011 upstream of Cachuela

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Q&A: Agriculture Needs a ‘New Revolution’

Judith Mwikali Musau has successfully introduced the use of grafted plants for crop and fruit harvesting

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BLM fracking racket exposed! Armed siege and cattle theft from Bundy ranch

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Sandy Hook Elementary School: closed in 2008, a stage in 2012 | Veterans

By Jim Fetzer (with Amanda) “You can fool some of the people all of the time and all of the people some

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Transnistria urges Russia to recognize its independence | Vestnik Kavkaza

The Supreme Council of Transnistria has asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to recognize its

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Cold Revenge

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Military voyeurism or invasion of Syria?

"The ‘chemical weapons’ scenario seems to be the best cue for Washington and their western allies in
Men and Women: Their Contributions to the World

"Even in the area of warfare, for which men had been paying price in terms of loss of life and limbs

Ukraine: US Proxies Launch Bloody Civil War

Slavyansk has been surrounded by Kiev-controlled forces that have armored vehicles at their disposal East

April 14, 2014
Ukraine: Nazis Begin Military Ops Against Pro-Russian Protesters Begins in

Troops, APCs, helicopters, jets in eastern Ukraine as operation starts Members of the Ukrainian Interior

April 14, 2014
NATO’s Nazis Savage Ukrainian Presidential Candidate

US-EU legitimacy is crippled as their Kiev regime uses overt, systematic violence and intimidation to

April 14, 2014

WorldFuture 2014

WorldFuture 2014 will be held July 11-13, 2014 at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek, Orlando, Florida, USA

April 14, 2014
NANRES

Erin Ross, Chief Executive Officer of the NanoAssociation of Natural Resources and Energy Security (NANRES)

April 11, 2014
Bitcoin Arbitrage

Peter Harrigan joins our New Money Systems Board. Pete specializes in Bitcoin Arbitrage and Market Making.

April 9, 2014

Happy Bangla New Year

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Pass Over

The Bible is filled with stories of people being saved from oppression—passing from death to life

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U.S. Historical Letters & Documents

Kenneth W. Rendell, the venerable Upper East Side purveyor of autographs, historical letters, and documents

April 12, 2014

Commie Feminists Actresses Dumping On Kirsten Dunst Because She’s NORMAL

Commie Feminists Dumping On Kirsten Dunst Because She’s NORMAL So, an actress arises out of the

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Netanyahu & Putin In Agreement Over Ukraine

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Sons Of Obama Are Beating Whites, No Mentions Because They’re Not Jewish?

Sons Of Obama Are Beating & Murdering Whites, No Mentions Because They’re Not Jewish

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Republicans for Obama Energy (Senate Finance Committee okays PTC/ITC

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AWEA Spins Price Distortions to Save PTC (hit on nuclear clouds CO2

“Negative prices are not the goal of any healthy economy, yet the PTC fosters this behavior at the expense

April 15, 2014
AWED Energy & Environmental Newsletter: April 14, 2014?

The Alliance for Wise Energy Decisions (AWED) is an informal coalition of individuals and organizations

April 14, 2014

REPORT: Broadcast Evening News Ignores Relationship Between Tax Rates And

Over the past year, broadcast evening news programs on ABC, CBS, and NBC failed to mention the role of

April 14, 2014
From Death Panels To Death Spirals: The Right-Wing Media's Epic Five

In the five years since President Obama's health care reform plan -- which became the

April 14, 2014
Fox Smears Undocumented Teachers For Legally Working In Denver Schools

Fox News attacked Denver public schools by claiming they were hiring "illegal

April 11, 2014

New Report from the Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change:

On March 31, 2014 the fifth in a series of scholarly reports produced by the Nongovernmental International

April 1, 2014
The Real Human Impacts on the Corals of Almirante Bay, Panama

How do they compare with the imagined impacts that climate alarmists decry most vociferously?

April 15, 2014
Medieval Warm Period (North America: Canada Plus) -- Summary

Climate alarmists claim that rising atmospheric CO2 concentrations due to the burning of fossil fuels, such

April 15, 2014

Ukraine falling to economic warfare and its own missteps

As protests in Ukraine's eastern region turned violent on Sunday leading to the

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