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Bayou Frack-Out: The Massive Oil and Gas Disaster You’ve Never Heard Of
Amid shaking earth, collapsing ground and toxic air and water, residents wonder if they can ever go home.
To Push for Meaningful Defense Cuts, We Need Unusual Partnerships
Imagine what a maverick GOP senator could accomplish if he joined forces with a muckraking journalist to get the facts on the bloated DoD budget.
The Regional Restructuring of the American Continent
Americans committed to a renewal of democracy are likely to discover this can only be meaningfully achieved in units of scale smaller than a continent.
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The Battle for Democracy Is Year-Round
A federal right to vote will effectively neuter politically-motivated state lawmakers and election officials who care less about a robust democracy and more about rigging elections.
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CNN Heroes and Hero-ization
It's that time of year again and CNN's annual Heroes show is coming up. Any reasonably compassionate viewer is likely to be thrilled by the accounts of noble souls …
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“Fiscal Cliff” Solved. You’re Welcome
Dear President Obama, Congratulations on your electoral victory. In defeating the grandfatherly Ken doll with the heart of a blood sucking vampire squid and his religiously radical running mate …
The Case and the Movement Against Armed Drones
Unmanned killer robot planes have convinced certain people that there is a better way of waging war. But these drones have now made the United States as unpopular in …
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Great Misconceptions: The Shortest Path to a Lifeless Planet
Two “tipping points” related to climate change occurred in 2012. The earth's temperature increased more than the critical 2o Celsius, and climate change science deniers became a discredited minority …
Groups to Launch “Healthcare Is a Human Right” Campaign in Maryland
Various organization are launching the statewide campaign u201cHealthcare Is a Human Right
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ALEC Loses Ground in Election
In the last election cycle 117 members of the American Legislative Exchange Council lost their seats in important areas like Arizona, Wisconsin and Minnesota.