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On the News With Thom Hartmann: FEC Head Says She’s Given Up Hope of Regulating 2016 Election, and More
That agency has been unable to reach a conclusion on any key vote, and more.
Former Cop: The Baltimore Police Department Needs to Be “Purged”
Retired Maryland State Police Major Neill Franklin says bad cops and illegal policies need to changed.
Lakota Sioux Tribe Invokes “Bad Men” Treaty Clause Over Keystone Pipeline
The tribe is demanding that the feds remove TransCanada.
Women Farmers Rewrite Their History in Chile’s Patagonia Region
More than 100 women small farmers from Chile's southern Patagonia region have joined together.
Is the Government Harassing and Censoring Scientists for Studying Ties Between Pesticides and Bee Deaths?
Federal scientists have reported harassment when their work conflicts with agribusiness interests.
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Higher Education Lobby Quietly Joins For-Profit Schools to Roll Back Tighter Rules
Traditional colleges and universities have become unlikely allies of the beleaguered for-profit industry.
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Suppressed at Home, Neglected Abroad: Ethiopian Migrants
The first duty of any government is to protect its citizens from harm, at home and abroad - no matter who they are, or where they are.
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Getting Past Scientized Scrutiny
Too often, reporting on food and agriculture treats science as a singular source of truth.
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The Blue Amazon, Brazil’s New Natural Resources Frontier
The Atlantic ocean is Brazil's last frontier to the east.
Republicans Aim to Preempt Local Democracy, Target Fracking Bans
Texas Republicans approved a bill blocking Denton's fracking ban and gutting cities' ability to regulate the industry.