The 90 Companies Most Responsible for Climate Change
Researcher Richard Heede says the people to blame for our planet's environmental demise "could all fit on a Greyhound bus or two"; Jeremy Scahill proves time and time again he is not the White House's favorite journalist; meanwhile, exposure to the arts does have a positive effect on intelligence after all. These discoveries and more after the jump.
Researcher Richard Heede says the people to blame for our planet’s environmental demise “could all fit on a Greyhound bus or two”; Jeremy Scahill proves time and time again he is not the White House’s favorite journalist; meanwhile, exposure to the arts does have a positive effect on intelligence after all. These discoveries and more below.
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Naming Names: The 90 Companies Destroying Our Planet Narrow it down to the real power-brokers and decision-makers—the CEO’s of fossil fuel companies or the energy ministers from the largest petro-states—says climate researcher Richard Heede, and the actual individuals most responsible for the political world’s continued refusal to address the planetary crisis of climate change “could all fit on a Greyhound bus or two.”
Jeremy Scahill: No Friend of the White House Jeremy Scahill has been dubbed a “one-man truth squad”.
Inside the Autopsy Room: The Details Doctors Gathered About JFK’s Assassination In the last century, there are few events that have been studied with greater scrutiny than the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Art Makes You Smart For many education advocates, the arts are a panacea: They supposedly increase test scores, generate social responsibility and turn around failing schools.
‘The Market is the Only Ultimate Arbiter of Truth’ Philip Mirowski’s latest, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste: How Neoliberalism Survived the Financial Meltdown, has been getting quite a bit of play since publication.
All Booked Up: Five Extraordinary U. S. Bookstores In celebration of the written word, here are five of our favorite unconventional bookstores from across the country.
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Arts & Culture
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