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On the News With Thom Hartmann: The NSA Is Spying on Angry Birds, and More
According to dozens of previously undisclosed British intelligence documents, government spies may be exploiting popular apps to get their hands on our personal data, and more.
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Legal Experts Reject Food Industry Claims That GMO Labeling Laws Are Unconstitutional
Aside from being wrong on the constitutionality issue, the GMA talking points spin the usual industry lies about the health, safety and testing of GMOs.
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Why the Smartphone Became the Lightsaber of the Environmental Justice Movement
From West Virginia to the Gulf Coast, residents of communities facing environmental problems are discovering that visual storytelling brings results. Their number-one tool is the humble smartphone.
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Long Division
Immigrants have long looked to public education as the pathway to prosperity, through schools that offer their kids a springboard to the American Dream. Yet many learn the hard …
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Pete Seeger Dies at 94; Balladeer Was America’s Conscience
An advocate for peace and civil rights, Pete Seeger helped spark the folk music revival with his five-string banjo and songs calling for justice.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Americans Are Better Off Living in a Blue State, and More
By almost every measure, Americans are better off living in a Blue state, and more.
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To Dump Citizens United, We Need To Legalize Democracy
Legalize Democracy is a 30 minute film by Dennis Trainor, Jr. about the movement to amend — why it is needed, and how you can get involved.
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North Carolina Complaint Alleges Excessive Force by Police in Schools
Action on behalf of eight Raleigh-area students reflects debate over ‘school-to-prison pipeline.’
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Portland’s Food Truck Heaven: How a New Kind of Fast Food Brings Jobs, Flavor and Walkability
Immigrants and other restaurant workers get a way to rise in local economies. Communities get the best fast food they've ever had.
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Investing in Arts and Creative People to Boost the Economy
Rhode Island governor Lincoln Chafee announced a new initiative that he says is the key to the state's economic future and a safe bet: funding the arts.