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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Intelligence Agencies Say They’re Too Big to Follow Regulations, and More
What do we do when an intelligence agency says they're too big to follow regulations?
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The Math of Mass Starvation and Murder: Germany in Greece During World War II
In the short period of German occupation, the violence of the German-led armies of conquest turned Greece from a modestly well-to-do country to a country on the brink of …
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Fight for Health Care Justice Moves to States
Advocates of Medicare for All are developing state campaigns to win health care that eliminates insurance companies and covers everyone.
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The Contamination of Natural Kauai
The rare plants and wildlife of Kaua'i are put at risk by the toxic chemicals used on the island's GMO test fields.
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Changing the Conversation on Sexual Violence in Conflict
A little-known, 41-year-old U.S. law has erected an enduring barrier to comprehensive post-rape care for women.
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Cuomo Has Raised Millions Through Loophole He Pledged to Close
The governor has called for closing a gap in the stateu2019s campaign finance laws, but heu2019s taken far more through the loophole than his predecessors, much of it from …
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The US Chemical Safety Board’s Turmoil Is Playing With Public Safety
Political infighting at the US Chemical Safety Board, the government agency tasked with investigating chemical accidents to prevent future disasters, has delayed official reports and put public safety at …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Strong Hurricanes Developing Earlier Than Usual, and More
For the first time since record-keeping began, two Category 4 hurricanes have developed in the Eastern Pacific Basin before July 1, and more.
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The Kauai Cocktail
Highly toxic pesticides are being applied to GMO test fields on Kauai at a much higher rate than on most US farms, an analysis of new data reveals.
Frankenstein Fears His Monster: The Gates Foundation Wants You To Boycott High-Stakes Tests
While the Gates Foundation may be bending to the will of a popular revolt, it will take nothing short of mass civil rights movement to defeat its grotesque monster …