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The Banality Of 'American Sniper' | Mickey Z.
Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Jan. 24, 2015 All the “controversy” surrounding Clint Eastwood’s latest dose of propaganda -- American Sniper -- appears to ignore how ...
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Draghi Commits to Trillion-Euro QE Plan in Deflation Fight | Jeff Black and Simon Kennedy
European Union flag. Credit: Yanni Koutsomitis (Flickr)Jan. 22, 1015 (Bloomberg) -- Mario Draghi led the European Central Bank into a new era with an historic pledge to buy government bonds as part ...
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Lessons that Hollande Failed to Learn from W. Bush’s Plunders | Ramzy Baroud
Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Jan. 21, 2015 Francois Hollande is not a popular president. No matter how hard the "socialist" leader tries to impress, there never seems to be a solid ...
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The Mariner's Rule | John Michael Greer
John Michael GreerJan. 21, 2015 (Archdruid Report) -- One of the things my readers ask me most often, in response to this blog’s exploration of the ongoing decline and impending fall of modern ...
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NASA Releases Images of 1st Notable Solar Flare of 2015 | Karen C. Fox
Jan. 13, 2015 (NASA) -- The sun emitted a mid-level solar flare, peaking at 11:24 p.m. EST on Jan. 12, 2015. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the sun constantly, captured an image of ...
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Street Smarts, Ecocide, and the Pope’s Mother | Mickey Z.
Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Jan. 21, 2015 “If says something bad about my mother, he can expect a punch. It’s to be expected.” - Pope Francis I grew up in Astoria, Queens, ...
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Barack, Ya Coulda Been A Contender!! | Philip A. Farruggio
Philip A. FarruggioPhilip A. Farruggio -- World News Trust Jan. 20, 2015 Ok, Barack, from one Brooklyn guy to one Chicago guy, let’s talk straight and pull no punches. I don’t care how nice of a guy ...
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IMF Lowers Global Growth Forecast by Most in Three Years | Andrew Mayeda
Jan. 20, 2015 (Bloomberg) -- The IMF made the steepest cut to its global-growth outlook in three years, with diminished expectations almost everywhere except the U.S. more than offsetting the boost ...
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Richest 1 Percent To Have More Than Rest of Humanity Combined | Jon Queally
New Oxfam report shows the scale of global inequality is 'simply staggering' (Graphic: Oxfam International) Jan. 19, 2015 (Common Dreams) -- In less than two years, if current trends continued ...
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Humans Have Brought World's Oceans to Brink of 'Major Extinction Event' | Deirdre Fulton
But 'proactive intervention' could still avert marine disaster, researchers find "Although defaunation has been less severe in the oceans than on land, our effects on marine animals are increasing ...
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A Solemn Pause | James Howard Kunstler
James Howard KunstlerJames Howard Kunstler -- World News Trust Jan. 19, 2015 Events are moving faster than brains now. Isn’t it marvelous that gasoline at the pump is a buck cheaper than it was a ...
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