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Country ... Palestine
The UNESCO mess
MJ Rosenberg ... The Obama Administration says there will be further cutoffs if other UN agencies follow suit in recognising Palestine.
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Open file 2604
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Extractive Industry, Society and Economy
Aurukun: Mining for a future
One determined aboriginal woman fights for her destitute community's share in Australia's mining profits.
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Open file 2605
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Ideas, Society and Economy
Niall Ferguson
Aascent of Money
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Open file 2606
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Media, Society and Economy
Kristof: The journalist as tourist
The New York Times columnist relies on orientalist cliches when writing about Iran, revealing his outdated assumptions.
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Open file 2607
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People, Society and Economy
People who make news
Talk to Al Jazeera
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Open file 2608
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Country ... Scotland
The man trying to keep Scotland British
Former chancellor Alistair Darling's credibility makes him a powerful voice against Scottish independence.
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Open file 2609
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Country ... Lesotho
What a visiting jounrnalist from the USA sees
July 2012 NYT OPINION by Nicholas Kristof: Africa on the rise
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Open file 2610
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Media, Society and Economy
The BBC
A question of governance ...
Private industry is well represented among senior executives of the publicly owned BBC, the world's largest broadcaster.
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Open file 2611
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Country .... USA
Marwan Bishara with Empire Guests
Empire ... Transcript: Decline of the American empire
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Open file 2612
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Ideas, Society and Economy
Ideas from the P2P Foundation
The Abundance debate (1): Christian Siefkes on Digital Plenty Versus Natural Scarcity
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Open file 2613
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People ... Politics
Mitt Romney
In July 2012, Assets Offshore Raise Romney Wealth Questions
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Open file 2614
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People ... Politics
Mitt Romney
Gov. Martin O’Malley: Mitt Romney ‘Bet Against America’ With Swiss Bank Account |
Open file 2615
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Terrorism, Society and Economy
Poison
The Arafat Assassination: Israel’s Lethal History with Polonium |
Open file 2616
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Banking, society and economy
Banking scandal in the UK
Barclays and the BoE have probably saved the financial system ... letter from Mr Paul Langtry.
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Open file 2617
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Politics, Society and Economics
Money in US Politics
Republicans have overwhelming money ... includes Harvery Weinstein
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Open file 2618
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Country ... USA
Republican Politics
Ron Paul still in the race ... sort of!
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Open file 2619
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Country ... USA
Infrastructure and Politics
Big storms wipes out US electricity
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Open file 2620
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Country ... USA
Politics
Politics of healthcare and the Romney campaign confusion
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Open file 2621
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Country ... USA
Politics ... Obama's performance
Obama's administration has been surprisingly tough on trade matters with China ... quite unlike Romney
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Open file 2622
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Country ... USA
Big energy supporting GOP
Energy influence ... big profits support Mitt Romney
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Open file 2623
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Country ... USA
Politics ... the right to vote
Krist NovoZelich ... Chairman of FairVote and the CoFounder of Nirvana Band
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Open file 2624
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Country ... USA
Politics and the healthcare dialog
Ezra Klein doing analysis of healthcare in the USA ... very good on impact of Obama's Affordable Care Act
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Open file 2625
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Country ... USA
Healthcare reform and the Supreme Court
Inside the Supreme Court's ruling about Obama's Affordable Care Act
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Open file 2626
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Country ... USA
A nation is not a business!
How important is Romney's experoience at Bain Capital ... Obama ads are having an impact |
Open file 2627
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Country ... USA
Governor Christie of New Jersey
Bruce Springsteen versus Governor Chris Chistie
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Open file 2628
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Country ... USA
Prisons, Society and Economy
Private for profit management of courts, prisons, etc
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Open file 2629
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Country ... USA
GOP working on voter rights
Michigan governor defies GOP in war on votingCountry ... USA
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Open file 2630
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Country ... USA
Politics
Venn Diagrams according to the Mitt Romney campaign folk ... explained very well by Ezra Klein
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Open file 2631
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Country ... USA
Politics and healthcare
Ezra Klein talking about the Republicans and the healthcare situation
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Open file 2632
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Companies ... USA
Bain Capital
Companies’ Ills Did Not Harm Romney’s Firm
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Open file 2633
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Companies ... USA
WalMart
NOT MADE IN AMERICA: TOP 10 WAYS WALMART DESTROYS US MANUFACTURING JOBS
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Open file 2634
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Youth, Society and Economy
And you thought it would be easy?
A fantasy graduation speech for the Class of 2012 on our overheated, overcrowded, overmortgaged planet.
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Open file 2635
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Communities, Society and Economy
Act locally
Mapping Neighborhoods To Create Neighborhood Opportunities
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Open file 2636
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Ideas, Society and Economics
Energy market manipulation
Chris Cook: The Ghost of Enron Past Explains Oil Market Manipulation |
Open file 2637
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Country ... USA
Mitt Romney on jobs
Martin Bashir - Fact-checking Romney's 59-point jobs plan |
Open file 2638
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Interest, Society and Economy
Interest in microfinance
There is much dialog about interest rates in microfinance ... but rather little understanding
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Open file 2639
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Country ... Nigeria
Scores killed in massive Nigeria tanker blaze
At least 95 people confirmed killed as they attempted to gather fuel from tipped-over oil tanker in Niger Delta.
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Open file 2640
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Country ... Kenya
Old style property law does not work
AlJazeera English Witness ... On the Brink ... The people of Kenya's Maasai Mara are struggling to preserve their culture and environmental heritage.
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Open file 2641
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Community ... Saw Creek Estates in Bushkill PA.
Saw Creek Men's Club
Member contacts
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Open file 2642
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Jobs, Society and Economy
Small business job creation nonsense
John Stoehr ... Will taxing the rich help create more jobs and save the economy?
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Open file 2643
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Country ... USA
Politics ... Mitt Romney meeting with Dick Cheney
Rachel Maddow ... How does Mitt Romney handle the Bush-Cheney lagacy
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Open file 2644
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Country ... USA
Politics ... Republicans on Abortion
Republicans in the USA intent on keeping abortion a big election issue
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Open file 2645
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Country ... USA
Politics ... Nothing by Republicans on jobs
I cannot believe the way Republicans operate ... why 33 votes against Obama's healthcare initiative? ... And Obama gets a health problem fixed quickly
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Open file 2646
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Country ... USA
Energy and advertising
Tar sands ... a terrible mess
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Open file 2647
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Country ... Syria
Very good reporting from Syria
Richard Engels with Rachel Maddow after returning from Syria
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Open file 2648
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Country ... USA
Politics ... Democrats make more sense than the Republicans
James Carville ... knows politics and understands it is the Middle Class
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Open file 2649
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Country ... USA
Politics ... the Romney story
I left Bain Capital in February 1999 ... Romney needs to make this a fact, but is the fact true?
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