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Big Trouble in Little North Dakota

Staff / Truthdig May 14, 2012 With 18 million Americans unemployed, thousands from across the country are flocking to North Dakota amid an oil boom there. The state now produces more oil than many members of OPEC and could soon make America the world’s top oil producer. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Public-Sector Banks: From Black Sheep to Global Leaders

By Ellen Brown, Truthout Mar 8, 2012 Conventional wisdom holds that government bureaucrats are bad businesspeople. But around the world, the many countries with strong public banking sectors generally have strong, stable economies. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

MIA Nuke Case Sparks Security Concerns

Staff / Truthdig Sep 24, 2007 The disturbing security slip-up at North Dakota's Minot Air Force Base on Aug. 29, which resulted in the unintentional -- not to mention unsupervised and unauthorized -- transport of six nuclear warheads across the country to Louisiana, has touched off a major military inquiry and raised serious security concerns. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

North Dakota Congressman Calls Bush a ‘Clown’

Staff / Truthdig Aug 2, 2007 Here's a snippet that shows what it must be like for your average congressperson heading for work these days: Watch as North Dakota Rep Earl Pomeroy is descended upon by two women vigorously demanding that President Bush be impeached, which spurs a clearly irked Pomeroy to fume that, "I can't stand this president [but] people I represent don't wanna impeach this clown". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )