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The Latest Victim in the War on Whistleblowers
Jeffrey Sterling learned the hard way that the feds will throw the book at anyone who embarrasses them.
Coal Conspiracy: Stoking Climate Disaster at the BLM
Despite a so-called War on Coal, the feds are issuing new coal leases that will put more CO2 in the atmosphere than Keystone.
Documents Detail US Complicity in Operation Condor Terror Campaign
The US government secretly expressed support for Latin American governments' state terror campaign against dissidents.
Yemen Redraws Middle East Alliances
This small country tucked into the bottom of the Arabian Peninsula is shattering old alliances and spurring new and surprising ones.
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Planned Mega-Port in Brazil Threatens Rich Ecological Region
Environmentalists protest that the new port terminal and its logistical and industrial zone will hurt an ecological corridor that connects two natural protected areas.
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Women Leading Relief Efforts in Nepal
Local women leaders ensure that women's voices are heard and that they play an essential role in the relief and recovery efforts.
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Iowa Working Families Summit Advances Push for Progressive Agenda
Essentially, we have an economy “that's rigged against the average working people.”
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Revelations From Outer Space
It is not often that Hollywood supplies new data to scientists that provide insights and lead to new breakthroughs, writes Priyamvada Natarajan in this cultural critique.
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Commentary: Insurers Backed Obamacare, Then Undermined It; Now They’re Profiting From It
Playing all sides of the street on Obamacare.
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We Need to Protect the Whistleblowers Who Save Our Skins but Pay the Price
Whistleblowers alert the public to financial fraud, abuse in institutions and potential environmental disasters.