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As Vote Nears, North Dakota Amendment Stirs Debate About More Than Abortion
Money and strategists are shaping a nationally watched campaign amid talk of in vitro fertilization and end-of-life care.
2014 Election Night Coverage With Democracy Now!
Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez will interview journalists, scholars, politicians and activists around the country about important ballot initiatives and key local and state races.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: 2 Million Barrels of Oil Still Trapped on the Ocean Floor After BP Spill, and More
In today's On the News segment: According to a new study, about 2 million barrels are still trapped on the ocean floor after the 2010 BP oil spill, and …
This Is Not Your Normal School in Ayotzinapa Mexico
The Ayotzinapa Rural Normal School in Guerrero, Mexico, had a long history of student activism well before the 2014 kidnapping of 43 of its students.
Chief Caleen Sisk: It’s All One Big Project
Tribal leaders and river and groundwater protection advocates on Monday, October 27, announced their strong opposition to Proposition 1, Governor Jerry Brown's controversial State Water Bond.
Goliath Gets Bigger: Prop. 1 War Chest Grows to $16.4 million
The big corporate money behind the water bond largely determines who the bond will benefit - billionaires, corporate agribusiness, oil companies and the 1 percent, not the people, fish …
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Nature Conservancy Contributes $500,000 to Yes on Proposition 1 Campaign
Prop. 1 opponents find it even more disturbing to find out that the Nature Conservancy has joined a rogue's gallery of corporate interests that want to pass the $7.5 …
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A Mother Who Just Wanted to Know When Her Son Would Eat
With her dark brown hair pulled into a ponytail, one can see the emotions that play across Canales' face when she talks about solitary confinement - especially since her …
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Who’s Buying the Midterm Elections? A Bunch of Old White Guys
Just 42 people are responsible for nearly a third of Super PAC spending in the 2014 election.
FAIR TV: Time Magazine Fail, Climate Change Dodge and Erasing Non-Voters
FAIR TV covers Time magazine's attacks on public school teachers, new GOP tactics on climate change denial and campaign coverage.