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New Koch-Funded Group Aims to Promote the “Positives” of Fossil Fuels
Fueling US Forward wants to talk not about statistics, facts and figures, but to reach people's emotions.
Did Federal Agents Spy on Offshore Oil Lease Protesters in New Orleans?
An advocacy group wants to know if federal officials worked with local law enforcement and oil and gas industry insiders to spy on environmentalists.
Immigrant Family Detention Center Made For-Profit Prison Company $1 Billion in No-Bid Deal
The deal was made to deter the arrival of asylum seekers.
How Blocking the Saudi Arms Deal Can Help Stop a Lame Duck TPP
Progressive Democrats and empire-skeptic Republicans should block the recently proposed Saudi arms deal.
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The FCC Can’t Save Community Broadband — but We Can
We can't rely on the FCC to promote high speed Internet access. If communities want to take control of its Internet options, we must organize.
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TV Networks Should Open Up the Presidential Debates to Third Parties
Among registered voters under 30, a recent poll had both Gary Johnson and Jill Stein ahead of Donald Trump. So why are they excluded from the presidential debates?
How to Change Our Pathetic Green Infrastructure
Defeating global warming also means fighting the oligarchs' massive new PR campaign.
The United States’ Criminal Injustice System: The Annals of a Private Eye
“I'm just a tiny cog in the United States' vast criminal injustice system,” writes Judith Coburn on her job as a private eye.
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Aetna Proves That Single-Payer Health Care Is the Only Way to Go
Citizens should organize for universal health care to replace the private insurers that cruelly put profit over people.
As Coal Mining Declines, Community Mental Health Problems Linger
Coal mining companies should be responsible for characterizing and quantifying the damage already done.