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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Millennials Earn Less Than Previous Generations, and More
The expectation for many Americans has always been that one generation will do better than those who came before them.
Dahr Jamail | As Climate Disruption Advances, UN Warns: “The Future Is Happening Now“
Global temperatures keep rising as human-caused climate disruption continues to break records and shock scientists.
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US Chamber Works Behind the Scenes to Gut Whistleblower Protections
Efforts to gut the federal False Claims Act backed by the US Chamber of Commerce got a hearing on Capitol Hill Thursday.
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Feds Rely on Industry-Funded Study to Push for More Offshore Oil Exploitation
As President Obama said, climate denial is unacceptable, but so is the doublespeak coming from this administration.
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AmeriCorps Becomes New Target for Anti-Abortion Legislators
After learning six AmeriCorps members were trained as abortion doulas, US lawmakers are calling for more investigations.
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Upton Sinclair and the Democrats’ Dirty Tricks
Sinclair's campaign came as the US was near the low point of the Great Depression.
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How to Prevent Food Waste: 27 Tips for Community Leaders
Addressing food waste through prevention, redistribution and composting is an emerging focus for city leaders.
Efficiency Could Provide Big Benefits to Low-Income Renters
These households are often paying more than they should be for energy because they are more likely to live in inefficient buildings.
Dark Money Attacking Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Nearly five years since it officially opened, a new dark money group is taking aim at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Blind Mice and Bird Brains: Silent Spring of Chernobyl and Fukushima
Peer-reviewed science has done little to dampen the “official” perception of Chernobyl's silent forests as a thriving nature reserve.