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Bush Family and Its Inner Circle Play Central Role in Lawsuits Against Denton, Texas Fracking Ban
The Bush oil and gas legacy lives on and stretches from the state where the fracking industry was born all the way to Iraq.
StoryCorps Veterans Day Special: The Unlikely Bond Between a US Soldier and Two Iraqi Boys
While serving in Baghdad, Justin Cliburn formed an unlikely friendship with two Iraqi boys who lived nearby.
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Minimum Wage Workers Just Got a Raise, but Will Bosses Steal It?
Regardless of what the minimum wage law says, many workers inevitably end up earning less.
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ALEC Corporate Board Chair Quits Over Climate Change, Renewables and Voting Rights
The corporate board chair of ALEC, the software company SAP America, has quit the group.
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Air Pollution Linked to Children’s Attention Problems
“Our research suggests that environmental factors may be contributing to attention problems in a significant way”
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In Guatemala, Indigenous Communities Prevail Against Monsanto
The Guatemala legislature repealed Decree 19-2014, commonly referred to as the “Monsanto Law.”
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North Carolina Tells Charter School Chain It Can’t Keep Administrator Salaries Secret
The schools' management company, which receives millions in public funds each year from the schools, says that the salaries paid to school administrators should be considered a trade secret.
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California Nurses Plan Walkout Over Ebola Protections
About 18,000 California nurses will walk out of the job as a means to pressure Kaiser into providing adequate Ebola training and equipment.
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Taibbi: Ex-JPMorgan Lawyer With Smoking Gun on Mortgage Fraud Stymied by Holder Cover-Up
Matt Taibbi has pulled the curtain back on an offensive bit of Obama administration bank cronyism.
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President Obama Tells FCC: Reclassifying the Internet Is “Essential“
The FCC may take action on Net neutrality by the end of the year but unconfirmed reports indicate that a decision will be delayed.