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The New Battleground for Same-Sex Couples Is Equal Rights for Their Kids
In same sex families, children should have rights to legal parentage by both parents.
TPP Is “Worst Trade Agreement” for Medicine Access, Says Doctors Without Borders
The negative impact on public health will be enormous and not limited to the current 12.
For US Tribes, a Movement to Revive Native Foods and Lands
There is a growing trend by Native Americans to bring back traditional food sources and heal scarred landscapes.
Lakota Women and Ranchers Lead Charge to Break Silence Against Uranium Mine
The uranium mine is comprised of thousands of wells at the base of Crow Butte, a sacred site located within Lakota treaty territories.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Fortune 500 Companies Have $2.1 Trillion Stashed in Overseas Tax Havens, and More
In today's On the News segment: Fortune 500 companies have $2.1 trillion stashed in overseas tax havens; workers in Washington, DC, could soon be guaranteed 16 weeks of paid family …
Justice Can Be Served Without Putting Kids Behind Bars
In Seattle, with restorative justice as a galvanizing theme, organizers are creating more than policies and resolutions, but an actual movement.
Honduran Fishing Village Says “Adios” to Candles and Dirty Energy
A small fishing village on the Caribbean coast of Honduras has become an example to be followed in renewable energies.
After the Frack: Hydraulic Fracturing’s Intense Thirst
Water withdrawals and siltation create havoc on aquatic ecosystems.
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How to Fix Environmental Woes in Buenos Aires Shantytown
As soon as you enter Villa Inflamable you taste and feel chemicals and dust particles in your throat, saliva and lungs.
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Report Exposes For-Profit College Abuses in Converting to Nonprofits
The struggle is far from over to make higher education a place where student and taxpayer interests are placed at the forefront.