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Now that their Wall Street scheming has threatened to bankrupt them, the big investment houses have come crying to Congress to bail them out to the tune of untold trillions of dollars of YOUR money (so much for the free market when it's the rich who get soaked).
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Sarah Palin likens her previous experience as small town mayor to that of community organizers "except that you have actual responsibility". In a country with a strong tradition of community organizing we felt it necessary to point out what some of those organizers have accomplished ... like founding this country.
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America's descent into fascism as described in Naomi Wolf's recently published book 'The End of America: Letters of Warning to a Young Patriot'.
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In the north east pacific ocean, covering an area more then twice the size of Texas, there is a huge deposit of floating plastic. But what is being done about it?
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Who will win today's presidential election? That's easy. The candidate with the biggest war chest. But if outspending each other becomes the wave of the future let's say goodbye to any remnant of fairness in politics.
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History is full of examples of affluent societies experiencing hard economic times. But according to a growing number of independent analysts - ones whose jobs do not depend on painting a false picture of reality - the economic convulsion the U.S. is headed for may far surpass the Great Depression in terms of raw misery.
John McCain, the son of a Navy admiral and commander of the US forces in the Pacific, endured terrible treatment as a Vietnam POW, and for that he is revered by many as a war hero. But he also repeatedly collaborated with the enemy during his captivity, something for which many others who were not 'fortunate sons' were never forgiven.
July 4th was Independence Day. But just how much independence do you have from the most powerful social force there is? This week, we take a look at one of the most controversial psychological experiments of the 20th century and ask: do you have what it takes to resist a malignant authority?
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A sheriff's office in Cook County, Illinois has refused to execute foreclosure orders indefinitely. Know where he got the idea? From citizens in his jurisdiction. Could it be a trend that spreads?
(This is a rerun) Our addiction to single-use plastic is creating havoc in the oceans, graphically illustrated by the 'great garbage patch' in the Pacific - an area of floating trash twice the size of Texas.
(This is a rerun) A summary of America's descent into fascism as described in Naomi Wolf's book 'The End of America: Letters of Warning to a Young Patriot'.
The recent release of the new Bin Laden video has sparked some controversy over its authenticity. Collateral takes a look at the old bin laden video and questions it's origins.
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Here are 3 stories that received little or no press coverage due to the current turmoil. Vote for the one that bugs the most and we'll make it a full length story in the coming weeks.
collateral looks into the horror that is mountain top removal. Large coal industries are destroying the environment through strip mining and mountain top removal where they literately blow a mountain to pieces to get the coal and leave the landscape devastating.
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