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To cause no harm

Counterpunch reports this item: A psychiatrist who has treated former military personnel at Guantánamo prison camp is telling a story of prisoner torture and guard suicide there, recounted to him…

Why Is Brazil Ahead of the US…fuel

…natural gas, other than the odd city bus or garbage truck in random municipalities? The answer is a simple but unpleasant one. See, we in the US would label the…

Housing Update

…considered almost risk-free because if the borrowers default, Fannie or Freddie will pay off the loans (assuming Fannie and Freddie remain solvent). Non-conforming loans go into pools known as private-label