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Belo Monte and Brazil’s ‘Pandora’

Can a massive dam project in the Amazon be stopped?

Kenneth Rapoza

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Dear ITT Ideologist: Executive Functions and the Search for 2008

Pete Karman

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What’s the Matter With Wisconsin?

The state's motto is "Forward," but it's now turning its back on a rich progressive history.

Theo Anderson

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Chicago’s Left Blows Its Big Chance

Rahm Emanuel appears to have made the best of a once-in-a-generation opportunity.

Laura S. Washington

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Dear ITT Ideologist: Good vs. Bad Money

Pete Karman

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Alderman Rhymefest?

A Grammy award winner vies for a spot on Chicago's City Council.

Leanna Burton

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Stopping Frisky Business

Eight men of color sue the City of Brotherly Love over its "stop-and-frisk" policy—the latest in a group of federal civil rights cases.

Christopher Moraff

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In Chicago, Protesters ‘Subpoena’ U.S. Attorney: Video

Erin Schumaker and Kailash Srinivasan

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Russia Claims the High Ground

The Kremlin condemns persecution of WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange—but it may soon change its tune

Fred Weir

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Kosher Gets Ethical

A new standard is about to remake American Jews' dietary code.

Louis Nayman

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India’s Green Party Maverick

The 'poor man's Ralph Nader' tries to turn a green movement into a mass movement.

Robert Hirschfield

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Fighting for Peace of Mind

Operation Recovery tries to stem war’s mental wounds.

Alexandra Markowski

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ITT Ideologist: WikiLeaks and Diplomatic Damage Control

Pete Karman

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Black Farmers Still Losing Ground

A new federal lawsuit settlement won't stem the decline in black land ownership, activists say.

Stephen Patterson

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Another Sit-in Success

A group of Hispanic parents save a Chicago community center from destruction.

Andy Donakowski

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Debt Vultures Shot for Chanukah

Liberia is saved, but the predators are not done.

Greg Palast

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Invasion of the Land Grabbers

U.S.-based multinational corporations are buying up massive chunks of Africa.

Joice Biazoto

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Radioactivist Vindicated

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission sides with a fired whistleblower.

John Raymond

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War News Unfit for Print

Wikileaks' Iraq War Logs revelations are clearer outside the United States.

Andrew Oxford

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Dear ITT Ideologist: Karzai’s Currency War, and Fearsome Flying Bankers

Pete Karman

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The Federal Underclass

The Department of Veterans Affairs is paying some of its employees—including veterans—close to poverty wages.

Joseph Riedel

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Why Democrats Got Shellacked

And how they can emerge from the country's new political stalemate.

David Moberg

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Targeting Soft Money

A retailer’s foray into electoral politics could help fuel campaign-finance reform.

Sam Ross-Brown

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Dear ITT Ideologist: Iran’s Mercurial Mullahs and the Dismal Science

Pete Karman