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The Fate of Humanity Is at Stake -- Why Are Romney and Obama Too Cowardly to Talk About What Really Matters?

AlterNet by Noam Chomsky | Oct. 5, 2012 (Opinion)
Our politicians show an extraordinary willingness to sacrifice the lives of our children and grandchildren for short-term gain.

There are two issues of overwhelming significance, because the fate of the species is at stake: environmental disaster, and nuclear war. The former is regularly on the front pages. On Sept. 19, for example, Justin Gillis reported in The New York Times th Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics, Sci/Tech
Topics: Environment, Global Warming, Nuclear Weapons, Science, Climate Change, Presidential Election 2012
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Oct 7, 2012 - 12:32 AM PDT
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Oct 7, 2012 - 10:31 AM PDT
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 by Sirajul Islam - Oct. 8, 2012

Good points raised by the emeritus professor of MIT, in his opinion piece that any political discourse in his country must address the key aspects of their policies regarding tackling climate change and nuclear war, which is also on the front pages of newspapers every day.

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Dwight Rousu
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 by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 7, 2012

And why is the mainstream corporate media avoiding asking the candidates about things that really matter?

The official Democratic and Republican platforms on climate matters are reviewed in Science magazine’s Sept. 14 issue. In a rare instance of bipartisanship, both parties ... More »

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