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Why Ted Cruz Won Iowa
While the attention of political pundits has already moved on to next weeku2019s New Hampshire primary, the outcome in Iowa provides an interesting preview of the road ahead.
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Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Roosh?
A widely despised blogger and lauded hero within the so-called “Men's Rights Movement” grabbed headlines this week.
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Margaret Flowers and Jill Stein | Contaminated Water Requires a National Public Health Mobilization
Beyond Flint, water supplies across the US have been contaminated by radioactive pollution from abandoned uranium mines.
Cap and Clear-Cut
California's cap-and-trade system, which has been touted as a model for reducing greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, allows timber companies to clear-cut forests.
Israel-Backed Group Sues Food Co-op for Boycotting Israeli Products
In 2012 and 2014, courts ruled that the anti-boycott litigants pay damages to the Olympia Food Co-op's board members.
All the News That’s Fit to Print: How the Media Hide Undocumented Workers
The system connects some of the most intimate aspects of our daily lives with workers whose very existence is then erased or demonized in the public sphere.
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Why Is My Kindergartner Being Groomed for the Military at School?
In the US, young children are primed for military recruitment before they're old enough to ask questions. How can we push back?
Naomi Klein: Climate Change “Not Just About Things Getting Hotter“
I've been pretty apocalyptic up until now, but “This Changes Everything” is actually an argument for our best chance to build a better society.
Pandora’s Box: How GM Mosquitos Could Have Caused Brazil’s Microcephaly Disaster
The answer may lie in a sequence of jumping DNA used to engineer the virus's mosquito vector.
Trade Officials Sign the TPP but It’s Still Up to Lawmakers to Reject It
For the TPP to actually go into force, countries need to ratify it. In the US, both houses of Congress needs to vote up or down.