World
Nuclear waste and other tales from London: Capitalism and the Olympics
June 26, 2012The Games have become a hopeful, yet often futile, source of economic revitalization and jobs for the host city or country, which instead often winds up in debt. Greece is case in point.
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Paraguay President overthrown in “express coup” by Congress
June 25, 2012Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo was deposed in a 39 to 4 impeachment vote by the country's Senate. Vice President Federico Franco was sworn in as the new president.
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French elections increase European crisis drama
June 21, 2012The French elections June 17 produced a decisive victory for President Francois Hollande's Socialist Party.
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Canada may fast-track Big Oil at expense of environment
June 20, 2012Activists and critics alike are outraged at the Canadian government's recent decision to drastically downsize its environmental assessment process.
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At G-20, union leaders make the case for jobs not austerity
June 20, 2012Union leaders, including AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, delivered the strong message that "austerity does not work," and only makes things worse for workers, to the G-20 leaders of the industrialized world, meeting in Los Cabos, Mexico.
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