Biden cared more about the appearance of having an independent DOJ untainted by politics than he did about holding an unrepentant criminal ex-president accountable.
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Trump White House Weighing Plans for Private Spies to Counter "Deep State" Enemies
Proposals developed by Blackwater founder Erik Prince and a retired CIA officer, with assistance from Oliver North, would provide Trump and CIA Director Mike Pompeo with a global private spy network to circumvent official U.S. intelligence agencies.
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Reinventing Antifa In an Era of Rising Rightwing Power
With millions on the brink of absolute poverty, and Britain well on its way to achieving a hard Brexit even as Catalonia prepares for it own independence, the stage may be set for a new wave of populist right-wing extremism.
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Germany's Coal Problem: A Growing Question Mark At the UN Climate Summit
Many agree that Germany's continued mining of lignite coal – the dirtiest type there is – undermines its green image. This past week, the Greens in Germany abruptly dropped their commitment to stopping coal and reducing car emissions.
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Facing the Nazi Threat: At What Point Do We Counter-Protest?
Beating up a Nazi will not teach him or her to stop being a Nazi, but will enforce the internal narrative that they are a marginalized group under attack.
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Probe Demanded After Wilbur Ross, Rex Tillerson Implicated in Paradise Papers
The latest revelations are part of a disturbing pattern of Trump administration officials seeking to hide their links to Russian business interests and members of Vladimir Putin's inner circle.
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COP23 Opens With New Global Leadership Emerging Against Climate Change
Fiji and other vulnerable island nations have set out the necessary steps to keep global the temperature rise below 1.5 degrees celsius. This includes going further and faster than the historic agreements made in Paris in 2015.
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Paradise Papers Leak Reveals Secrets of the World Elite's Hidden Wealth
The world’s biggest businesses, heads of state and global figures in politics, entertainment and sport who have sheltered their wealth in secretive tax havens are being revealed this week in a major new investigation into Britain’s offshore empires.
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New U.S. Climate Report at Odds with Trump Policy
A sweeping new report reinforces years of research that shows human activity was the main reason temperatures have soared in the past century.
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America’s Secretive Private Prison Industry Is About to Become Much Less Secret
Dilley, a remote Texas town of 4,000 people, has enjoyed a booming local economy thanks to its most controversial feature: its private prison.
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What the Flint Water Crisis Tells Us About America's Eroded Infrastructure
As the Trump administration and GOP leaders talk about more spending cuts and smaller government, realities like Flint become glaring reminders that government programs can make a difference when executed correctly.
