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Winnemem Wintu War Dancers: Shasta Dam a “Weapon of Mass Destruction“
The Winnemem Wintu Tribe over the past 10 years has played a key leadership role in the campaign to oppose the peripheral tunnels and the water bond.
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Africa’s Dividing Farmlands a Threat to Food Security
Experts say that Africa's extensive land subdivision is emerging as a significant threat to food security.
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Kingdom of Slaves
In the smallest Gulf kingdoms, upwards of 90 percent of residents are immigrant laborers. Many face unspeakable abuse.
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How Residents of a Rural New Mexico County Fought the Fracking Barons and Won – for Now
Energy companies are seeking fracking permits in New Mexico's Mora County. But the area's traditional livelihoods, farming and ranching, rely on clean rivers and streams.
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Koch Foundation Proposal to College: Teach Our Curriculum, Get Millions
Documents show group sought control over hiring at Florida State.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: It May Take a Disaster for the US to Switch to Green Energy, and More
In today's On the News segment: Apparently, it's going to take a disaster in our nation to get the US to make the switch to green energy, and more.
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From Fake Beards to Sweeping New Laws, French Feminism Is Lively and Visible
La Barbe is to demonstrate the unjust representation of women in all situations of power: economic, cultural, scientific, athletic, media-centered.
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Dahr Jamail | Senior Employees “Screwed” by BP
Several senior US-based BP employees are enraged by the company's willingness to engage the UK government's assistance in avoiding fines in the US.
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The American “Deportation Mill“
Immigrant families detained in Artesia, New Mexico, are suing the US government.
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“Zombie” Homes Haunt Florida Neighborhoods
Aborted foreclosures leave thousands of properties in legal limbo.