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Ways & Means to Americans: Get Lost
At the Ways and Means website, one of the first things the GOP did was to cut off email contact between ordinary Americans and possibly the most powerful tax-writing …
Mine Featured in “Coal” Reality TV Show Cited for Labor Law Violations
The National Labor Relations Board has issued a complaint against Cobalt Coal and two other entities, charging that the companies subverted unions in pursuit of profit.
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Senior Gambling Addiction Rates Are Soaring in America, Driven by Corporate Greed and Bad Government Policy
America's elderly are secretly spinning out of control.
Fakethrough! GMOs and the Capitulation of Science Journalism
While the media in general has recently taken much criticism, for trivializing news and other flaws, the science media has somehow escaped serious attention.
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The NSA Is Hacking Our Hardware Too
It seems that the NSA's surveillance activities go beyond exploiting vulnerabilities in computer software.
Infrastructure 101: The Evolution of Building Big Things (Part 1)
The US has a long history of big, publicly funded infrastructure projects undermined by inadequate taxation and a lurch to privatization that is disastrous.
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USDA Moves to Approve “Agent Orange” GMO Seeds
Dow Chemical has engineered corn and soy seeds to be resistant to several herbicides, but researchers say fighting weeds with tougher chemicals is not a sustainable solution.
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Permit Shows Bakken Shale Oil in Casselton Train Explosion Contained High Levels of Volatile Chemicals
On January 2, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration PHMSA issued a major safety alert, declaring oil obtained via hydraulic fracturing in the Bakken Shale may be more …
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Solving the Climate Crisis
Creating a Livable Climate Agency may be one way to arrest and reverse US emissions and their catastrophic impact on global climate.
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Drones in US: Should We Question Who Really Benefits?
Who will profit from the development of