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As European Governments Restrict Nuclear Power, Investors Focus on Brazil
While some European nations have decided to deactivate their nuclear power plants, Brazil is planning to build 12 by 2050.
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Quebec’s Strike Wave Rolls Toward a Showdown
In Montreal, a new round of public-sector strikes begins.
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Women’s Textile Collective Creates Space of Safety and Power in Embattled Juarez Suburb
In the face of violence and economic chaos, a collective in Juarez is creating peace.
Governors Pushing to Expedite Atlantic Oil and Gas Exploration Permits
Recent findings show these oil and gas reserves along the Atlantic Coast pose a risk to marine life.
GOP Candidates Spar, but Agree on One Thing: Don’t Raise the Minimum Wage
The fourth GOP presidential debate took place last night with the three front-runners opposing a minimum wage increase.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Radiation Levels at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant May Be Increasing, and More
In today's On the News segment: Radiation levels at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan may be increasing; the Trans-Pacific Partnership is even worse than we previously thought; …
The Mothers of Mexico’s Disappeared Organize in the Face of State Violence
Social organizations brought together families, activists, and officials for three days of discussion.
After White House Rejects Keystone XL, Battle Against Larger Texas Pipeline Intensifies
A massive natural gas pipeline project in Texas is generating grassroots resistance among ranchers, artists, environmentalists and residents.
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“You Can’t Be Scared of Death”: Colombian Refugees Recount Effects of War
“The paramilitaries kill people in a really ugly way ... it's something really inhumane.”
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Department of Education Demands Greater Accountability From College Accreditors
Accreditation agencies have recently come under fire for failing to keep schools accountable.