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On the News With Thom Hartmann: House Republicans Are Blocking the Pentagon From Taking Action on Climate Change, and More
Republicans in the House of Representatives are not only denying climate science - they're actually blocking the Pentagon from taking any action on it, and more.
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A Radical Seed Grows in Jackson, Mississippi
In many ways, Jackson, Mississippi, is the ideal place for an economic justice movement to begin because the problems are so dire.
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Woman Gives Birth in Solitary Confinement as Jailers Ignore Cries for Help
Nicole Guerrero's experience was downright horrific.
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Small Farmers’ Loss of Land Increases World Hunger
The world is increasingly hungry because small farmers are losing access to farmland.
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Immigrants Face Indefinite Detention in Greece
The evolution of immigration policy in Greece and its interdependence with European funding suggests an agenda which has been decided with strong coordination between European political actors and economic …
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Sri Lankan Youth Desperate for Change
It has been five years since Sri Lanka's brutal three-decades-long civil conflict came to an end in May 2009, but for the country's youth, true national reconciliation is still …
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Feminist Party Scores First Victory in EU Election
For the first time ever, a candidate attached to an out-and-out “feminist” political party has been elected to serve on the European Parliament.
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Irate Lyme Disease Patients Storm “Dinner Party” at IDSA Headquarters
The Infectious Diseases Society of America's 2006 Lyme disease guideline panel has undercut its credibility by allowing financial interests to exclude divergent medical evidence.
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New Campaign for a Treaty to Ban Nuclear Weapons Gains Momentum
Achieving a ban treaty negotiated without the nuclear weapons states would give us a cudgel to hold them to their bargain to negotiate for the total elimination of nuclear …
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Newark Rejects $100 Million School Scam
Charter schools have been foisted upon black and brown children across the country, and in the process fired thousands of black teachers, closed schools, and stolen resources from public …