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Thousands Kept in Solitary Confinement in Illinois Prisons
A class action lawsuit filed this week is challenging the widespread use of solitary confinement.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Agricultural Runoff Is Poisoning the Gulf of Mexico, and More
Help Truthout keep publishing stories like this: They can't be found in corporate media! Make a tax-deductible donation today. In today's On the News segment: The Hague District Court …
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US Conference of Mayors Unanimously Adopts Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Resolution
The resolution comes at a time of heightened nuclear tensions between the US and Russia as well as Iran.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Senators Vote for Fast Track on Trade Deals, and More
If you don't like any part of the upcoming trade deals, too bad.
Dahr Jamail | Sixth Great Mass Extinction Event Begins; 2015 on Pace to Become Hottest Year on Record
Humans are both the cause and at risk of annihilation in the Earth's sixth mass extinction event.
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Scenes From Domestic Worker Organizing
We see this as an international struggle that is critical to the leadership of women.
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Military Sexual Assault Reform Stalls Again
This system clearly isn't working now, and there's no evidence that it will start to work simply because the Pentagon dreams it so.
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Rise in Carbon Dioxide Could Restrict Growing Days for Crops
While plants in temperate zones may benefit from higher temperatures, global warming's impact in the tropics threatens catastrophe for food security.
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Cycles of Oppression, Cycles of Liberation: The Nasa People of Colombia Are Dispossessed Once Again
These land takeovers have cost lives.
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The More They Dig, the More They Find: DDT Cleanup Continues for Mid-Michigan Town
Federal, state officials are making progress cleaning up harmful chemicals in St. Louis, Michigan, but more work remains and there is still no comprehensive health study.