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Dahr Jamail | As Casualties Mount, Scientists Say Global Warming Has Been “Hugely Underestimated“
As the signs of runaway anthropogenic climate disruption continue to escalate, a new study reports that climate change is “worse than we thought” because it is happening "faster than …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The US Is Number One in Violence, and More
In today's On the News segment: Violence is one of the only reasons the US finds itself at the top of any charts, and more.
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When the Ayatollah Said No to Nukes
In an exclusive interview, a top Iranian official says that Khomeini personally stopped him from building Iran's WMD program.
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Farms Angry at Labor Department Crackdown on Suspected Worker Abuses
At issue is the little-known “hot goods” provision of federal wage law.
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The Resurgence of the Public Education Nation
The growing movement against corporate-style education reform comes together around the question: What are we for?
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Charter School Power Broker Turns Public Education Into Private Profits
Baker Mitchell is a politically connected North Carolina businessman. Every year, millions of public education dollars flow through his chain of four charter schools to for-profit companies he controls.
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War on Witches: Reagan Judge Denounces Myth of Voter Fraud
Wisconsin's voter ID law remains blocked for November, although its ultimate fate in future elections remains uncertain.
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Privatized Ebola
The cruelty of the world's lack of concern for Africa and all Africans in the diaspora was evident by the inaction of nations and organizations that are supposed to …
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Toxic Gulls: Quebec’s Contaminated Bird Colony Offers Clues About Flame Retardants
Several of these flame retardants were banned a decade ago, but they're still showing up in winged creatures.
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Pay to Prey: Governors Facilitate the Predatory Outsourcing of US Public Services
Shocking new allegations of a murder-for-hire plot are emerging from Michigan as the media digs deeper into that state's failed outsourcing of prison services.