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Analysis: Fear, Reaction And The Security-Industrial Complex

(MintPress) — Just over a year ago, a car bomb detonated in the center of Oslo, Norway, mere feet from the main entrance of various government buildings and the offices of the prime minister and the Ministry of Justice and the Police. The explosion, a terror act charged to Anders Breivik, blew out windows and […]

July 25th, 2012
Joey LeMay
July 25th, 2012
By Joey LeMay
Analysis: Fear, Reaction And The Security-Industrial Complex

(MintPress) — Just over a year ago, a car bomb detonated in the center of Oslo, Norway, mere feet from the main entrance of various government buildings and the offices of the prime minister and the Ministry of Justice and the Police. The explosion, a terror act charged to Anders Breivik, blew out windows and […]

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Mormons And Money: The Business Of A Religion

Most religions exhort their members to take care of their eternal souls; the unusual thing about Mormonism is that it also urges its members to profit in more earthly ways, too. A lengthy article in Bloomberg Businessweek unpicks the business dealings of the Church of Latter-Day Saints, showing how the faith’s emphasis on profitable enterprise […]

July 20th, 2012
Alice Ross
July 20th, 2012
By Alice Ross
Mormons And Money: The Business Of A Religion

Most religions exhort their members to take care of their eternal souls; the unusual thing about Mormonism is that it also urges its members to profit in more earthly ways, too. A lengthy article in Bloomberg Businessweek unpicks the business dealings of the Church of Latter-Day Saints, showing how the faith’s emphasis on profitable enterprise […]

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Secret Hearings Extend Their Reach Into Britain’s Judicial System

In a late night House of Lords debate on Wednesday, the government confirmed its intention to reduce the scope of a fundamental legal principle that dates back to at least 1305, reports UK campaign group Reprieve. In what could represent the violation of the fundamental legal principle of habeas corpus – the ancient legal freedom […]

July 16th, 2012
Will Fitzgibbon
July 16th, 2012
By Will Fitzgibbon
Secret Hearings Extend Their Reach Into Britain’s Judicial System

In a late night House of Lords debate on Wednesday, the government confirmed its intention to reduce the scope of a fundamental legal principle that dates back to at least 1305, reports UK campaign group Reprieve. In what could represent the violation of the fundamental legal principle of habeas corpus – the ancient legal freedom […]

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Bored, Underachieving American Students – Who’s To Blame?

(MintPress) – “If students are going to succeed in the competitive global economy, they need to be exposed to a rigorous curriculum. But many students believe their class work is too easy,” wrote Ulrich Boser and Lindsay Rosenthal, in an introduction to a new study which found that students in American elementary and high schools are […]

July 11th, 2012
Carissa Wyant
July 11th, 2012
By Carissa Wyant
Bored, Underachieving American Students – Who’s To Blame?

(MintPress) – “If students are going to succeed in the competitive global economy, they need to be exposed to a rigorous curriculum. But many students believe their class work is too easy,” wrote Ulrich Boser and Lindsay Rosenthal, in an introduction to a new study which found that students in American elementary and high schools are […]

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‘A Journey Into Moral Depravity’ – US Congressman Dennis Kucinich On Covert Wars

When 26 members of the US Congress wrote to President Obama recently urging him to get a grip on his use of drones as ‘faceless ambassadors that cause civilian deaths,’ one man in particular was responsible. Congressman for Ohio Dennis Kucinich has been a career politician for more than 40 years – but he’s no Washington insider. […]

June 29th, 2012
Chris Woods
June 29th, 2012
By Chris Woods
‘A Journey Into Moral Depravity’ – US Congressman Dennis Kucinich On Covert Wars

When 26 members of the US Congress wrote to President Obama recently urging him to get a grip on his use of drones as ‘faceless ambassadors that cause civilian deaths,’ one man in particular was responsible. Congressman for Ohio Dennis Kucinich has been a career politician for more than 40 years – but he’s no Washington insider. […]

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Unfair Trade? An Examination Of US Politicians’ Share Sales

The latest instalment in an extended investigation by the Washington Post into American lawmakers and their personal finances revealed that members of Congress frequently trade in companies while simultaneously dealing with legislation that would affect that particular stock. The Washington Post examined 45,000 individual congressional stock transactions that occurred between 2007 to 2010 to reveal […]

June 27th, 2012
Will Fitzgibbon
June 27th, 2012
By Will Fitzgibbon

The latest instalment in an extended investigation by the Washington Post into American lawmakers and their personal finances revealed that members of Congress frequently trade in companies while simultaneously dealing with legislation that would affect that particular stock. The Washington Post examined 45,000 individual congressional stock transactions that occurred between 2007 to 2010 to reveal […]

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Analysis: Rio +20 – Epic Failure

Rio de Janeiro, the Cidade Maravilhosa, the home of Christ the Redeemer, is the birthplace of the United Nations Earth Summit. So it seems appropriate that the giant beast of sustainable development negotiations should come here to die. And where New World Vultures smell the wounded and circle overhead. The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, known […]

June 25th, 2012
Brendan Montague
June 25th, 2012
By Brendan Montague

Rio de Janeiro, the Cidade Maravilhosa, the home of Christ the Redeemer, is the birthplace of the United Nations Earth Summit. So it seems appropriate that the giant beast of sustainable development negotiations should come here to die. And where New World Vultures smell the wounded and circle overhead. The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, known […]

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