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Winged Warnings: Built for Survival, Birds in Trouble From Pole to Pole
Globally, one in eight - more than 1,300 species of birds - are threatened with extinction, and the status of most of those is deteriorating.
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Conflict Keeps Mothers From Health Care Services
Increasing levels of violence across India are taking their toll on women and cutting off access to crucial reproductive health services.
Mobilizing Youth Through Hip Hop to Fight Climate Change
The Hip Hop Caucus, led by Reverend Lennox Yearwood, releases their “Coming Home” album in effort to promote climate change awareness in the upcoming generation.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Activists Take Over Wall Street After Climate March, and More
In today's On the News segment: Activists and protesters take over Wall Street after NYC climate march, and more.
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The First Annual New York City Conference on Worker Cooperatives
A budding worker co-op movement has been on the move in NYC.
Syria’s White Helmets – the Most Dangerous Job In the World
The Syria Civil Defense began as a collective of ordinary civilians - once tailors, teachers and construction workers before the uprising began - responding to local bombings, attempting to …
CIA-Vetted Syrian Rebels Battling Islamic State Say Airstrikes Haven’t Helped
For rebels it is a two-front war.
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Noncandidate Spending Increases in State Elections
The Citizens United court case has impact beyond Beltway.
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Lyme Disease Surges North, and Canada Moves Out of Denial
One of the clearest signs of health risks in a warming world has emerged in Canada as it struggles to cope with Lyme disease's migration into North America.
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Venture Capitalists Are Poised to “Disrupt” Everything About the Education Market
Venture capitalists and for-profit firms are salivating over the exploding $788.7 billion market in K-12 education.