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Dahr Jamail | Six Years Later, Worried Gulf Residents to Hold Online Town Hall on BP Spill Health Impacts
BP's catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 left untold numbers of people sick, and many remain ill.
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New York City’s Ballot May Cause Confusion at Upcoming Primary
The winner of the primary will be determined by the votes in the left column, for the candidates themselves.
Haiti President Calls for Electoral Verification Mission Opposed by International Donors
The commission faces pushback from those who provide the bulk of the funding for Haiti's elections.
Election Agency Mulls Options to Curb Foreign Political Money, Punts Until Summer
Will this move suffer the fate of another deadlocked vote that has become all too common?
Did Obama Read Classified Pages Allegedly Linking Saudis to 9/11? White House Won’t Comment
Josh Earnest refused to ask President Obama if he has read a classified section of the Congressional September 11 inquiry.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Bernie Sanders Focuses on Need for “Moral Economy” at the Vatican, and More
Sanders talked about the Supreme Court's 2010 “Citizens United” ruling, among other issues.
“I’m Mad as Hell”: Air Force Members Blame Health Horrors on Toxic Exposure
Chronically ill service members say their health issues result from past exposure to contaminants at George Air Force Base.
Participatory Democracy Drives Anti-Gentrification Movement in New York’s El Barrio
In New York City's East Harlem, also known as El Barrio, a movement led by immigrant women is resisting economic displacement.
The Shadow Lobbyists Protecting Fracking From Regulation: The IOGCC
The IOGCC claims to be a govermnet agency but acts like a shadow lobby for the fracking industry.
Meet the Jeans-Wearing, Nature-Loving Nuns Who Helped Stop a Kentucky Pipeline
As fewer women enter the convent, what will become of Kentucky's tradition of socially and environmentally engaged religious women?