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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Credit Checks Are Discriminatory, and More
In today's On the News segment: Using credit scores to deny people homes or work is simply wrong; Marco Rubio thinks that women don't need a law mandating equal …
Fracking Expands in Latin America, Threatening to Contaminate World’s Third-Largest Aquifer
One-fifth of the water in Latin America's Southern Cone region is at risk of contamination due to fracking.
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Organizing Against Gender-Based Violence in the Name of Marisela Escobedo Ortiz
The struggle of women anywhere in the world is our own.
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Super PACs, Dark Money and the Hillary Clinton Campaign, Part 1
The day after Hillary announced her intention to run for President, Ready for Hillary officially changed its name to Ready PAC to keep operating.
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Ethiopia: The Biggest African Refugee Camp No One Talks About
There's no mitigating the dangers of dealing with human traffickers, rickety boats and the simple capriciousness of the elements.
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ALEC Works to Scuttle Global Climate Agreement
New scientific reports are offering incontrovertible evidence that the destructive and costly effects of climate change have already begun to sweep the planet.
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In Chicago, New Police Reform Task Force Triggers Feeling of Déjà Vu
Chicago is once again gripped by a familiar story.
Pentagon Spent $150 Million on Afghanistan “Villas,” Security for Lavish Compounds
Included among the lavish services were luxury commodities provided by private military contractors.
California’s Head Oil Regulator Resigns Amid Latest Brown Administration Scandal
The resignations of oil industry regulators show California's by Big Money interests.
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Families Live Jammed Into Chinatown Rooms in San Francisco
Chinatown is one of San Francisco's poorest, densest neighborhoods.