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Jan 15, 2015 1 minute read

US spy sell-off as Berlin brushes off privacy invasion scandals

A former German intelligence officer has reportedly sold the identities of three and a half thousand German spies operating abroad - to another, unnamed, foreign agency. The same man was unmasked last summer as a CIA double agent at the center of a spy scandal between close allies the US and Germany. In Berlin, the Parliament is continuing hearings on how America's National Security Agency spied on Germany. But as RT's Peter Oliver found out, the government is trying to downplay the whole thing.

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Jan 11, 2015 11 minute read

The Ultimate Bailout: The Fed's True Plan

Ivan Lo gives you his thoughts on the direction of the market and what the primary focus for 2015 should be. He also talks about American debt, what is required to pay that debt, and the Fed's true plan on how it will unwind the enormous amount of bonds held in reserves.

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Jan 6, 2015 1 minute read

Secrets for Sale at Slur: 'Whistleblowers should be paid for risks'

Leaking top-secret information and staying anonymous is hard enough. But what about making profit of it? Well, it might be easier then you think. An anonymous online bitcoin marketplace will open soon, where registered users can put up for sale all types of information. And whoever bids the most, wins it...

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Dec 10, 2014 1 minute read

'Torture report is disaster, shows CIA being rogue organization'

A report on CIA torture reveals that America's post-9/11 interrogations were more brutal than previously acknowledged – and brought no significant results. RT asks Philip Giraldi, a former CIA officer, what the release of the report means for the organization.

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Nov 30, 2014 1 minute read

Obamacare Architect Jonathan Gruber Speaks of Transparency at AHEC 2013 Conference

As part of the 24th Annual Health Economics Conference hosted by PennLDI, Mark Pauly and Jonathan Gruber were featured in the Plenary Panel discussing the role of economics in shaping (and possibly reshaping) the ACA. In this conference, he infamously says that "Lack of transparency is a huge political advantage.” Oh, and he calls American people stupid.

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Nov 16, 2014 8 minute read

Forget Ebola, Worry About the Coconut Virus

Here's a look at something much more toxic and dangerous than the Ebola virus: inflation. In this letter, Ivan talks about the real reason for inflation and what it really means for our future.

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Nov 13, 2014 1 minute read

Ebola: Disease boom-bust cycle on Mainstreet

Fears over Ebola have seen around 18-thousand nurses go on a 2-day strike in the American city of Oakland. They're concerned about, what they claim, are low standards in s Oakland and the care of those who might be infected. Terrifying as the virus is, the hype over Ebola was almost inescapable just weeks ago, but the press coverage now seems very different, as RT's Head of Social Media Ivor Crotty explains.

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