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Obama’s Victory Dance in Argentina
While Argentina's president limits press freedoms, President Obama offers praise, seeking to spread US influence abroad.
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Bernie Sanders Calls for National Fracking Ban, Addresses Fracking-Related Methane Pollution
As Sanders attempts an upset in New York's primary, he began focusing on fracking and climate change.
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Kleptorenumeration: When the Highest-Paid Jobs Cause the Most Harm
There is an inverse relationship between utility and reward.
Why Voting Democratic Hasn’t Preserved Choice
A woman's right to choose abortion won't be defended by subordinating our struggle to the needs of the Democratic Party.
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The Talking Cure for the Climate Crisis
When it comes to climate change, we are all in denial. We must acknowledge how we've disassociated from the natural world.
Panama Papers Offer More Evidence That Free Trade Isn’t Really Free
As much as President Clinton and President Obama like to talk about “free trade” deals, the truth is that the working class ends up paying.
What’s the Meaning of Failure? A Dictionary of Euphemisms for Imperial Decline
The dishonesty of words illustrates the dishonesty of US wars.
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Why Donald Trump Needs Empathy Training
Data from 18 clinical trials using a total of more than 1,000 participants indicates that empathy can effectively be taught.
Ending the War Inside and Outside Us
I've tried to tell these stories through six photo essays. I hope you'll enjoy them as much as I did in putting them together. They depict the #Enough! GENeration …
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In West Virginia, Fracking Wastewater May Be Messing With Hormones
Waste leaching from frack disposal wells are the likely source of a spike in endocrine-disrupting compounds.