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Obama to Meet With Chinese Premier Wen Obama to Meet With Chinese Premier Wen

President Obama and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will meet within hours in Copenhagen to try to break the deadlock.

Dec 17, 2009 / Mark Hertsgaard

Video: Leaked Documents Amp Up Pressure Video: Leaked Documents Amp Up Pressure

A newly leaked internal document from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change is about to add a new source of pressure to the Copenhagen talks, says Naomi Klein.

Dec 17, 2009 / Emily Douglas

Breaking: Bill Clinton Warns of “Colossal Blunder” on HCR Breaking: Bill Clinton Warns of “Colossal Blunder” on HCR

Former President Bill Clinton reengaged the health care debate on Thursday afternoon, amidst mounting progressive criticism of compromises in the Senate, saying that abandoning hea...

Dec 17, 2009 / Ari Melber

Breaking news from COP15 Breaking news from COP15

Leaked document predicts that current emissions reduction targets inadequate to keep global temperature rise below 3°C.

Dec 17, 2009 / Robert S. Eshelman

Ambassador Lumumba, What Do You Really Think? Ambassador Lumumba, What Do You Really Think?

A candid interview with Ambassador Lumumba Stanislaus Di-Aping.

Dec 17, 2009 / Naomi Klein

Kerry Comes To Copenhagen Kerry Comes To Copenhagen

Kerry's COP15 speech shed additional light on America's negotiating position heading into the final two days of climate talks.

Dec 17, 2009 / Robert S. Eshelman

Climate Structural Adjustment: We’ll Save Your Life On Our Terms Climate Structural Adjustment: We’ll Save Your Life On Our Terms

Unless every country here agrees to the U.S. terms, the Secretary explained, “there will not be that kind of a [financial] commitment, at least from the United States.”

Dec 17, 2009 / Naomi Klein

$75 and a Bus Ticket $75 and a Bus Ticket

  Donald Gates spent the last 28 years in prison, convicted of a rape and murder he said he didn't commit.     Yesterday, he was released from jail by the same j...

Dec 16, 2009 / Greg Kaufmann

U.S. delegation brings COP15 negotiations to a halt. U.S. delegation brings COP15 negotiations to a halt.

Progress on REDD. But little hope for forests without greater rich country commitments on emissions cuts and finance.

Dec 16, 2009 / Robert S. Eshelman

Recall Lieberman (If Only We Could) Recall Lieberman (If Only We Could)

Democrats have had more than enough of Joe Lieberman and his antics, including in his home state. "No one should hold health care hostage, including Joe Lieberman, and I'll s...

Dec 16, 2009 / Ari Berman

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