Today on TAP: America is getting clubbed in the head with the problems of fossil fuel dependence.
America and the World
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War, Climate Change, and Other Disasters Haunt Afghanistan
Almost half a century of fighting brought the country to its nadir, and there is no clear way out of the misery.
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How Saudi Arabia Tamed Russia
The political economy behind recent OPEC oil production cuts
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The Political Impacts of Rising Gas Prices
Today on TAP: Unexplained refinery shutdowns and snap decisions by oil-producing nations can reverberate in the midterm elections.
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Stock Market Cheers Bad Economic News
Today on TAP: In hopes that maybe the deepening recession will change Fed policy. No such luck.
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New Migrants Fleeing Autocratic Regimes Face Republican Scorn
Once uniquely venerated for their bravery, Venezuelans and Cubans are now pawns in the GOP’s culture wars.
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U.S. Declines to Blunt Pain as It Exports Inflation to Poor Countries
The Treasury is resisting calls to provide emergency liquidity for emerging markets facing a strong dollar.
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International Finance Capital Rebels Against British … Tax Cuts for the Rich?
Today on TAP: Bankers shoot down the Conservative Party budget plan.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Occupy Honduras
Rural campesino groups return to land they allege was taken from them by palm oil corporations.
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1-2-3-4; We Don’t Want Your F—ing War!
Today on TAP: Ukraine, Vietnam, and the necessity of draft evasion
