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William Rivers Pitt | The United States of Aftermath

William Rivers Pitt, Truthout: "The war against Iraq, in the end, was nothing more or less than a massive money-laundering operation that took American taxpayer dollars, soaked them in blood and redirected them to Certain Friends in High Places."

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Michael Moore | How Oscar Nominee Emad Burnat Was Held at LAX

Michael Moore, MichaelMoore.com: "The Americans in the dining room apologized to Emad for the way our government and its security police treated him."

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How Congress Could Fix Its Budget Woes, Revisited: The Financial Transactions Tax Alternative

Jack Rasmus, Truthout: The financial transaction tax could raise $1 trillion in new revenue per year.

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Worst Drought in 1,000 Years Could Begin in Eight Years

Bruce Melton, Truthout: High-resolution climate models show four new climate scenarios with more detail and accuracy.

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Scrap the Sequester, Solve Inequality

Thom Hartmann, The Daily Take: "Even Ronald Reagan knew that a low capital gains tax rate, combined with other tax loopholes that let billionaires pay less than bus drivers, were bad for America."

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Monsanto Likely to Score Supreme Court Win

Jill Richardson, AlterNet: The most recent case in the Supreme Court against Monsanto is a legal dispute over soybeans that could unfortunately be a major win for corporate food producers.

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Reports: Shale Gas Bubble Looms, Aided by Wall Street

Steve Horn, DeSmogBlog: Two reports - one by the Post Carbon Institute (PCI) and one by the Energy Policy Forum (EPF) - together have concluded that the hydraulic fracturing boom could lead to a "bubble burst" akin to the housing bubble burst of 2008.

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On the News With Thom Hartmann: New Orleans Judge Reduces BP's Liability, and More

In today's On the News segment: What do Uganda, the Ivory Coast and the United States have in common? Extreme wealth inequality; A week before BP's civil trial for the 2010 Gulf oil disaster, a district judge in New Orleans just reduced the company's liability by $3.4 billion; one million low-income Floridians will have health insurance soon; and more.

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You've Come a Long Way, Baby (Or Have You?)

Ruth Rosen, TomDispatch: "So, yes, we've come a long way, but without achieving full access to legal abortion, comprehensive childcare or equal pay - those three demands from so many decades ago."

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Robert Pollin: Will a Higher Minimum Wage Cost Jobs?

Paul Jay, The Real News Network: Robert Pollin debunks the theory that a higher minimum wage will reduce jobs available to young people entering the work force and won't reduce poverty.

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