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Lobbyists Targeting Liberal Groups Channeled Chinese Hackers’ Strategy
Lee Fang: Recent revelations that the Chinese military is engaging in internet spying and sabotage sound similar to a plot developed on behalf of the US Chamber of Commerce …
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Three Things To Know About Obama’s Pick for EPA Chief
Wondering about McCarthyu2019s pedigree and why enviros are so excited to see her head up the EPA?
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Survey: No Nuclear Plants Meet New Safety Standards
According to an Asahi Shimbun survey, none of Japan's 16 power plants are up to standard, making them ineligible to be restarted.
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US Consolidates Afghan Bases With Eye Toward Pulling Out
Forward Operating Base Apache, Afghanistan — At FOB Apache, U.S. military engineers are frantically finishing a second chow hall and a new recreational building four times bigger than the old …
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Gina McCarthy Tapped to Head EPA, Ernest Moniz to Lead Energy Department
President Barack Obama announces three cabinet-level nominations including Gina McCarthy for the Environmental Protection Agency, Ernest Moniz as his new Energy secretary.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Swiss Voters Approve Measure to Check CEO Pay, and More
Obama pardons 17 common criminals but White House won't comment on why he won't pardon a political prisoner, and more.
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ALEC Sham Chemical Disclosure Model Tucked Into Illinois Fracking Bill
ALEC continues to corrupt American land by spreading its pro-fracking legislation around the nation.
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The Crisis in Climate-Change Coverage
A complex mix of structural and cultural factors has affected climate-change coverage in the US.
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What Researchers Learned About Gun Violence Before Congress Killed Funding
Research was trying to answer: who were the victims? Who was killed? Who were injured? Under what circumstances?
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Women’s Work: Gender and the Global Food System
Women produce 60 to 80 percent of all food, both as subsistence farmers and as agricultural wage laborers.