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Bulgaria, No Country for Syrian Refugees
Since November last year, Bulgaria has virtually closed its borders to an inflow of Syrian asylum seekers and other migrants trying to enter the country from Turkey, while EU …
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The Florida Everglades: A New Frontline for Fracking?
The battle against enhanced drilling and fracking in Florida continues, with concerned citizens the leading the way.
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Meet Six Nutrition Blogger Moms Who Crashed the McDonald’s Shareholder Meeting
Current trends suggest one in three kids will develop Type 2 diabetes as adults. These moms told McDonald's CEO Don Thompson what they think about the fast food industry …
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Hearing the *Ping* of Poverty – or Not
Steeped now as we are in a plutarchic imaginary, poverty is a ping that if you hear, you do not want to pursue.
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William Rivers Pitt | Sick of Secrets
All of these Republican and Democratic secrets are going to make the same small group of rich people even richer.
Force-Feeding Caused Guantanamo Prisoner to Vomit Blood, New Court Documents Reveal
New documents filed with the federal courts in Washington DC as part of an ongoing case concerning the treatment of prisoners at Guantanamo have revealed that one detainee contracted …
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Stepping Forward or Chaining Oneself for Justice
A teachers watches the harrowing effects of families that are torn apart by deportation.
My Speech to the Graduates: Don’t Listen to Graduation Speakers
A teacher advises, "Dedicate your life to something that matters to you because you have but one life and the pursuit of money and things will always prove hollow …
Southwestern Energy Executive Mark Boling Admits Fracking Link to Climate Change
An executive of a major shale gas development company has conceded what scientists have been saying for years: global shale gas development has the potential to wreak serious climate …
Czars, Kings, and Presidents
ProPublica's columnist Jesse Eisinger describes the tendency to focus on Tim Geithner, while ignoring the role of the president.