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Trauma Kits and Body Bags Now Fill Aleppo School
Greyish dust blankets the dead, the alive and the twisted steel jutting out.
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Will Obama’s Commutation Allow Grandma Hardy and Thousands of Drug War Prisoners to Finally Go Home?
The Obama administration and the US Sentencing Commission are allowing drug war prisoners to retroactively apply for commutation and reduced sentences. But will these changes actually allow 71-year-old Phyllis …
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As Police Continue Ferguson Crackdown, Protesters Vow to Keep Taking the Streets
People in Ferguson, Missouri have been protesting for 10 days now and are showing no sign of stopping, following the killing of an unarmed 18-year-old, Michael Brown, by a …
For the Betterment of the City
Despite California's historic drought, San Francisco's homeless will continue to be forced off Market Street with pressurized water.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Wind Power Is One Step Closer to Coal Country, and More
In today's On the News segment: Wyoming recently approved a permit for a massive wind farm, which could eventually power nearly a million homes; Keystone XL could be even …
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Activist: For a New Generation, Ferguson Marks Historic Nonviolent Resistance to Police Repression
As protests continue in Ferguson, activists are traveling to Missouri to join the movement in solidarity.
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The Way the Wind Blows May Not Be Enough to Prevent Ocean “Dead Zones” From Growing
It seems that the process of warming oceans under climate change will inexorably lead to larger areas of oxygen-poor ocean, with all the knock-on effects for marine life that …
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Social Security Still Going Strong at 70
The truth is that Social Security wasn't broke in 1980, 1990, or 2012, and it's not broke today.
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Police in Ferguson Are Firing Tear Gas Canisters Manufactured During the Cold War Era
Analysis of less-lethal weapons deployed against residents of Ferguson, Missouri reveals that police are using decades-old tear gas and riot control agents that may pose health risks to the …
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Brazil’s “Dalai Lama of the Rainforest” Faces Death Threats
In Brazil there is no specific programme to protect indigenous people facing threats.