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Walton Family Foundation Dumped $71.4 Million Into Greenwashing in 2011
Less well known to the public is Walmartu2019s ambitious campaign of corporate greenwashing in recent years.

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Obama “Pivots” to Southeast Asia, Makes Controversial Trip to Burma
Activits hope Obama will take up human rights issues as well as economic ones on his visit to Asia.

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Door-to-Door Collection Reduces Waste in Hernani, Spain
One year later, the amount had dropped to 25 tons.

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For Obama, Four More Years Requires a Willingness to Look South
An embrace of Latin America is undeniably needed as Obama faces his second term.

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Detroit MC Speaks Truth to Problems of Ailing City
u201cThe Rise of the Turtle,u201d a new instrumental hip hop album from Sacramento Knoxx, is a shining example of the type of independent hip hop being released from Detroit …

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Torture Survivors Ask the UN: What’s the Point of Having Laws Against Torture if They Don’t Apply to the Powerful?
These four survivors are asking the U.N. to enforce its own convention, nothing more and nothing less.

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Repression Against Grassroots Hurricane Relief
The aftermath of Hurricane Sandy has raised the question once again of whether post-disaster relief can help build organizations and networks that will create more resilient communities for the …

A Son Lost in Iraq, but Where Is the Casualty Report?
The day after Jim Butler learned his son had died in Iraq in 2003, a U.S. Army casualty officer showed up at the family's small ranch to explain what …

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BP Will “Kill Again,” Former EPA Officials, Attorney Warn
Former EPA officials have little doubt BP will continue killing and maiming despite record $4.5 billion fine.

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Domestic Oil Boom and Climate Change Concern Could Derail Keystone XL Permit
Environmentalists say President Obama has more reasons than ever to deny the pipeline, including his renewed focus on tackling climate change.