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CIP in the Press
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Corporations, Not Troops, Benefit From Bloated Defense Budget
William D. Hartung
Care2, 10-12-17
The United States spends more money on defense than the next eight top-spending countries combined. Americans – politicians and citizens alike – tend to excuse this spending because no price is too high when we’re talking about money going to support our troops...Read More »
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As seas warm, small island states face a dangerous future
Dessima Williams quoted
NPR, 10-07-17
The hurricanes that recently smashed islands in the Caribbean set records for size, strength and endurance — records that experts predict will be broken sooner rather than later, as global warming continues to heat the oceans and intensify precipitation cycles...Read More »
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NAFTA Renegotiation Could Boost Illegal Immigration
Laura Carlsen quoted
the Daily Caller, 10-05-17
A push by the Trump administration to boost agricultural exports under the North American Free Trade Agreement could unintentionally increase illegal immigration from Mexico to the U.S...Read More »