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Closing in on ALS? Link Between Lethal Disease and Algae Explored
Some cyanobacteria produce toxic compounds that can sicken people.
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SCOTUS Rules Workers Don’t Need to Be Paid for All Their Time Working
This alliance of business and government has now opened up the door for increased worker abuses and wage theft.
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The $7 Million University President
Despite repeated complaints about Jackson from faculty and students, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's board of trustees has invariably expressed its total confidence in her.
The Destabilization of Pakistan: Tariq Ali on Taliban School Massacre and US Afghan War Blowback
The Taliban said they targeted the children of military families in retaliation for Pakistan's anti-Taliban campaign in North Waziristan.
“Cut Loose the Shackles of the Past”: US and Cuba Announce a New Dawn in Diplomatic Relations
The deal between the United States and Cuba is a major diplomatic victory.
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Homeless People: Do You Just “Walk On By”?
Chances are, you too walk by them on the way to the office or when running errands.
Stickup Kid
Alonza Thomas talks about being incarcerated at the age of 16.
After Duo Created CIA Torture Methods, Did World’s Largest Group of Psychologists Enable Abuses?
We look at allegations that the American Psychological Association secretly colluded with US abuses.
Mike Gravel to Sen. Mark Udall: Make Full Torture Probe Public Like I Did With Pentagon Papers
On the Senate floor last week, outgoing Democratic Sen. Mark Udall called for a purge of top CIA officials implicated in the torture program and cover-up.
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How Big Oil Got Expedited Permitting for Fracking on Public Lands Into the Defense Bill
But only one thing can really receive a promise in this case: public interest groups are in a David vs. Goliath fight.