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Joe Biden for President? Media Buzz Ignores How Vice President Worsened Student Debt on Big Banks’ Behalf
Biden is known for close ties to the financial industry, notably helping push through a 2005 bill that made it harder for consumers to declare bankruptcy.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Our Oceans Are in Serious Trouble, and More
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Mexican Farmers Accuse Mining Companies of Shady Tactics in Chiapas
Titanium mining is threatening communities' ecological stability and disrupting collective decision-making practices in Chiapas.
Polish “Farm Defenders” Arrested and Imprisoned
The Polish state is angered by a series of effective protests against the sale of land to foreign investors.
Texas Excludes Planned Parenthood From Medicaid Program
Over the last three years, Texas has cut off Planned Parenthood from most state funding sources.
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Will Colorado Become the First State to Implement Single-Payer Health Care?
Colorado citizens are about to put single-payer health care up to a vote on a 2016 statewide ballot referendum.
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Managing Addiction While Pregnant: Women Who’ve Been There Call for Harm Reduction
Women who've lived with addiction are offering support to pregnant drug users through harm reduction strategies.
Obama Cancels Plans for Oil Leases in the Arctic Ocean
The administration is abandoning plans in the face of dwindling industry interest and massive environmental opposition.
Prisoners’ Families Organize to Resist Incarceration and Its Costs
Increasingly, women relatives of prisoners are organizing to challenge high costs and fight the laws that fuel mass incarceration.
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How the World Bank Undermines Climate Change Efforts
The World Bank is undermining the cause it purports to champion.