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Dmitry Orlov: Peak Oil Lessons From The Soviet Union Dmitry Orlov: Peak Oil Lessons From The Soviet Union

Will the US suffer the same fate as the Soviet Union? Author Dmitry Orlov thinks it might and that peak oil could play a pivotal role in it's fall.

Feb 2, 2011 / The Nation and On The Earth Productions

Pro- and Anti-Government Protesters Clash in Cairo Pro- and Anti-Government Protesters Clash in Cairo

Democracy Now!'s Sharif Kouddous reports on the clashes in Cairo taking place as pro-Mubarak forces attack anti-Mubarak protesters.

Feb 2, 2011 / Press Room

Pro- and Anti-Government Protesters Clash in Cairo Pro- and Anti-Government Protesters Clash in Cairo

Democracy Now!'s Sharif Kouddous reports on the clashes in Cairo taking place as pro-Mubarak forces attack anti-Mubarak protesters.

Feb 2, 2011 / Democracy Now!

The Death of American Exceptionalism The Death of American Exceptionalism

The repeated invocation on the part of conservatives signals a deeper malady.

Feb 2, 2011 / Greg Grandin

The ONE Campus Challenge The ONE Campus Challenge

The bipartisan ONE organization announced a nation-wide campus activism competition to mobilize students against extreme poverty and preventable diseases.

Feb 2, 2011 / StudentNation / Sara Jerving

Does the Individual Mandate Threaten Healthcare Reform? Does the Individual Mandate Threaten Healthcare Reform?

Obama pledged to deliver "Medicare for all," should he have stuck with that?

Feb 2, 2011 / Press Room

Does the Individual Mandate Threaten Healthcare Reform? Does the Individual Mandate Threaten Healthcare Reform?

Obama pledged to deliver "Medicare for all," should he have stuck with that?

Feb 2, 2011 / MSNBC

Science, Yes. But Don’t Forget the Poor Science, Yes. But Don’t Forget the Poor

Obama must stand up and fight for the safety net. 

Feb 2, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Breakdown: Why Is Egypt in Revolt?

The Breakdown: Why Is Egypt in Revolt? The Breakdown: Why Is Egypt in Revolt?

Rampant corruption and arbitrary imprisonment, a senseless bureaucracy, a financially destitute majority and police-led torture of civilians—these are among the unbearable conditio...

Feb 2, 2011 / Chris Hayes

Mubarak Strikes Back: Thugs Attack Mubarak Strikes Back: Thugs Attack

Egypt's president isn't going to go quietly.

Feb 2, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss

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