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The Federal Agency Behind the Gross Expansion of Fracking Pipelines
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission calls itself an independent agency, but anti-fracking activists say it is anything but.
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In Face of Harsh Austerity, UK’s Hunger Crisis Sparks First Student-Led Food Bank
The number of people relying on emergency food aid at food banks is on the rise in the UK.
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Court Appeal Highlights Poland’s Role in CIA Torture Program
A Polish district court has rejected an appeal to investigate alleged abuses against Guantanamo prisoner Mustafa al-Hawsawi.
Inside Corporate America’s Campaign to Ditch Workers’ Compensation
One Texas lawyer is helping companies opt out of workers' compensation and write their own rules. What does it mean for injured workers?
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EPA Draft Plan Would Perpetuate Environmental Racism, Critics Say
“EJ 2020” proposal is heavy on process and light on tangible steps to address discrimination, according to many who submitted public comments.
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Fox News “Terror Expert” Wayne Simmons Arrested for Lying About Career as CIA Officer
Simmons has been arrested after a federal grand jury indicted him on “charges of major fraud against the United States,” among others.
Fresno, California, Aims to Recharge Its Dwindling Groundwater
Surface water projects give groundwater a break, in the state's fourth year of severe drought.
The United States’ Unofficial Religion: The War on an Idea
The Empire has a range of weapons to maintain its power: from its courts to its military. But it also has effective ideological weapons.
Is $15 an Hour Enough?
A new report finds that in many states $15 an hour is not a living wage for a single person, let alone a family.
President Obama Won’t Withdraw All US Troops From Afghanistan
The US will keep 9,800 service members in Afghanistan through most of next year.