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Why Cory Booker Is Trying to Deep-Six Obama’s Historic Efforts at Peacemaking with Iran
The newly minted New Jersey senator has joined forces with the countryu2019s most reactionary forces in foreign policy.
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Moral Monday Movement Spreads Through the South
At the same time North Carolina's Moral Monday movement is inspiring progressive activists in other states, its leaders have announced plans to continue the fight at home.
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Under Pressure, Whole Foods Agrees to Stop Selling Produce Grown in Sewage Sludge
This month, Whole Foods Market spokesperson Kate Lowery confirmed to CMD that the new standards will eventually prohibit the use of “biosolids.”
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Senate Delays Vote on Unemployment Benefits, and More
On Monday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid had to delay a crucial vote on unemployment benefits so that Republican lawmakers could finalize their list of demands, and more.
Is Fracking to Blame for Contamination of Oklahoma’s Water?
Despite repeated denials from the natural gas industry and government officials, all studies and evidence to date points to fracking as the cause of our earthquake boom.
Delta Fish Survey Reveals an Ecosystem In Collapse
2013 was the driest year on record in California and no relief from the drought is in sight.
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GOP Economic Sabotage Continues With Filibuster of Jobless Benefits
Republicans are engaged in yet more hostage-taking obstruction.
EPA: California Offshore Frackers Must Disclose Chemicals Dumped Into Ocean
The EPA issued a rule last week requiring oil and gas firms fracking in federal waters off the coast of southern California to report the volume and chemical makeup …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: West Virginians Facing Fifth Day of Chemical Spill Disaster, and More
More than 300,000 West Virginia residents are facing their fifth day of dealing with a massive chemical spill, and more.
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“Fast Track” Trade Authority Already In Trouble on Capitol Hill
The trade deal itself remains far from finalized, opposition continues to grow in participating countries, and even editorial boards weighing in against the deal.