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Stocks plunge, unemployment grows, home equity vanishes, soldiers killed … just another beautiful day in the Empire

 Frank Gormlie  June 6, 2008  4 Comments on Stocks plunge, unemployment grows, home equity vanishes, soldiers killed … just another beautiful day in the Empire

HOMETOWN, USA – It was another beautiful day, here in the American Empire. The Dow dropped today nearly 400 points….

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 Posted in: Energy, Labor, War and Peace

It Starts Here: California Woman Sets Fire at 3 Gas Stations (and a Starbucks) in Protest of High Gas Prices

 Staff  June 6, 2008  4 Comments on It Starts Here: California Woman Sets Fire at 3 Gas Stations (and a Starbucks) in Protest of High Gas Prices

Danville, California (KPIX) — A California woman is facing arson charges for setting fires at three gas stations and a…

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 Posted in: Civil Disobedience, Civil Rights, Energy

Kiss American Security Goodbye

 Staff  May 15, 2008  0 Comments on Kiss American Security Goodbye

15 Numbers That Add Up to an Age of Insecurity By Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch.com / May 15, 2008 Once…

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 Posted in: Energy, Environment, War and Peace

Wind Can Supply 20% of U.S. Electricity, Report Says

 Staff  May 14, 2008  3 Comments on Wind Can Supply 203 of U.S. Electricity, Report Says

By Steven Mufson / Washington Post / May 13, 2008 The Energy Department said yesterday that the United States has…

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 Posted in: Energy, Environment