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Canadian Gold Company Sues El Salvador for $100 Million

Paul Jay | Posted 05.25.2011

Paul Jay

Sixty percent of the world's mining companies are registered in Canada, yet there is not a single Canadian law regulating their activities abroad.

U.S. Knew About Afghan Mineral Bonanza in 2007

Paul Jay | Posted 05.25.2011

Paul Jay

Did the knowledge of massive mineral deposits affect President Obama's decision to increase troop levels and widen the scale of operations in Afghanistan?

Fake News Is the Real News

Roderick Spencer | Posted 05.25.2011

Roderick Spencer

It strikes me as downright surreal that Stewart and Colbert, and not the 'real' anchorpersons, seem to be the people on TV who actively adhere to concepts like fairness, primary sources and facts.

Did Petraeus Part Ways With The Neocons?

Matthew Palevsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Matthew Palevsky

Those who expected General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker to beat the drums of war during this week's Senate hearings must be disappointed. Joe Lieberman certainly was.

McSame As Bush: McCain's Road To Iran

Matthew Palevsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Matthew Palevsky

McCain's "straight talk" on the wages of war and Iran has the irony of a recovering alcoholic doing Johnny Walker ads.