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California Lawmakers Demand Federal Investigation of Offshore Fracking
With fracking operations to extract fossil fuels off the California coast stepping up, lawmakers in that state are demanding to know why the federal government is approving such operations …
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Law to Clean Up “Nuisances” Costs Innocent People Their Homes
Over the last two decades, forfeitures have evolved into a booming business for police agencies across the country, from the federal Drug Enforcement Administration to small-town sheriff's offices.
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California Carbon Trading Would Counteract Emissions From Expanded Chevron Refinery, State Says
The hundreds of activists on hand earlier this month at Chevron's Richmond refinery to protest its contribution to global warming might be surprised to learn that California says it …
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Launch of Green Tea Coalition Drives a Wedge Through Georgia’s Tea Party
The Green Tea Coalition, set to launch in Georgia, includes activists from the Sierra Club, Georgia Watch, Occupy Atlanta, Tea Party Patriots and the NAACP.
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Australia Has $16 Minimum Wage and Is the Only Rich Country to Dodge the Global Recession
Australia has twice the minimum wage as the US and Big Macs cost roughly the same.
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Five Shameful Ways the US Is Leading the World
The US leads the world in obesity, health care spending, energy use per person, defense spending, and is the most expensive place in the world to have a baby.
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The Surveillance Reforms Obama Supported Before He Was President
Only five years ago, Sen. Barack Obama was part of a group of legislators that supported substantial changes to NSA surveillance programs.
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The Struggle Continues: Seeking Compensation for Vietnamese Agent Orange Victims, 52 Years On
Over fifty years after chemical warfare destroyed the lives of many Vietnamese, little to no compensation has been awarded to the victims of these war crimes.
Scorched Earth: The Legacy of Agent Orange
Making contact takes a look at the legacy of Agent Orange, combat, chemicals, and corporations.
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Corruption Scandal Fuels Calls for Strict Party Funding Rules
The corruption scandal in Spain and its leader calls into question the funding model for political parties and points towards the need for strict controls.