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Don’t Be Fooled by the Kochs’ New Inequality Ad Blitz
A new ad campaign from America's most notorious billionaires is tugging at our heartstrings — and distorting the debate over inequality.
Following Truthout Investigations, Senate Seeks Alternatives to Burning Military Waste in Open Air
If approved, a congressional study on alternatives would be a crucial step toward ending the open burning of military waste stockpiles.
Why Are Mexican Teachers Under Fire for Protesting Education Reform?
They're peacefully resisting US-style neoliberal measures intended to crush the unions — a backbone of Mexico's social justice movements.
Climate Change Could Alter the Chemistry of Deepwater Lakes and Harm Ecosystems
Future climate change scenarios will significantly alter natural mixing processes, creating the condition termed “climatic eutrophication.”
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2015 Marked the Deadliest Year on Record for Environmental Activists
Environmental activists were killed at a rate of more than three per week in 2015, according to a new report by Global Witness.
Dominating the Skies — and Losing the Wars: Air Supremacy Isn’t What It Used to Be
By providing an illusion of results, air power has helped keep the US in unwinnable wars.
The Economic Barriers to Abortion Access That Conservatives Don’t Want to Talk About
HB 2 restrictions are based on medically inaccurate information and limit marginalized communities' access to abortion.
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We Need to Throw Out the Second Amendment
The Second Amendment is an anachronism that's no longer relevant in an era in which the US has a standing army but remains a democracy.
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William Rivers Pitt | Bernie Sanders and the Hall of Heroes
Sanders will march into the Democratic National Convention hall triumphant even in defeat, full in the knowledge that he left this joint a little better than he found it.
How NRA Dark Money Impedes Gun Control Reform
It really shouldn't come as any surprise that our lawmakers won't pass popular gun control legislation.