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How the US Intervention Against the Islamic State Has Alienated Syria’s Sunni Arab Opposition
Syria's Sunni Arab opposition says the US decision to attack ISIS has hurt their chances of winning the civil war.

On the News With Thom Hartmann: World Bank Issues Its Third Report on Climate Change, and More
In today's On the News segment: global temperatures may rise to 4 degrees Celsius by the time today's teens hit their 80th birthday, and more.

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Victory for Climate Justice Activists
Six people arrested in the FERC blockade earlier this month are surprised by experience in court.

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Handing More Control to Patients Could Just Be Cost-Cutting in Disguise
In the public consciousness at least, it seems the NHS must remain outside the whims of party politics.

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Lawsuit Challenges Radioactive Fracking Waste Facilities in Ohio
Environmentalists say state regulators have allowed Ohio to become fracking's “dumping ground.”

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Israeli, West Bank Arabs’ Divergent Lives Revealed in Olive Harvest
The olive harvest reflects the growing disparities between Palestinians who live in the West Bank and their more prosperous brethren who hold Israeli citizenship.

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Soy: Industry’s Miracle Bean in Brazil
The industrial cultivation of soy in Brazil results in deforestation and the expulsion of small-scale farmers from their land.

ROTC Brings the Military Home to CUNY
Kicked off campuses in the Northeast in the '60s, ROTC is back appealing to the most vulnerable students.

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Why Is California Keeping Kelly Savage in Prison for a Crime She Didn’t Commit?
Expert testimony about domestic violence was not included during her trial.

A Year After Congressional Testimony, Drone Strike Victims Still Searching for Justice
Critics and survivors fear the program will expand with impunity.