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Former US Ambassador: Behind Crimea Crisis, Russia Responding to Years of “Hostile” US Policy
The standoff over Ukraine and the fate of Crimea has sparked the worst East-West crisis since the end of the Cold War.
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Sri Lanka Bans Monsanto Herbicide Citing Potential Link to Deadly Kidney Disease
Sri Lanka this week ordered a ban on glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto's top-selling herbicide Roundup.
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GOP Bill Designed To Disrupt John Doe Dark Money Probe, Court Filings Confirm
Allowing coordinated issue ads could undermine campaign finance and disclosure laws.
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Banks Seek To Sway Critical GAO Report
Biggest banks argue size doesn't mean they have advantage.
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A World Awash in a Nuclear Explosive?
Japan is leading a global move towards dangerous reactors fueled by plutonium, Thomas Cochran and other experts say.
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High-Cost Lender World Finance Target of Federal Probe
The investigation follows a ProPublica story that detailed the company's lending practices.
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These Seattle Teachers Boycotted Standardized Testing – and Sparked a Nationwide Movement
Parents, students, and teachers all over the country have joined the revolt to liberate our kids from a test-obsessed education system.
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DC Teacher Evaluation Errors Burn Teachers and Students
Evaluation scores used to determine which teachers are retained, rewarded, and even fired were miscalculated for the last school year, DC teachers learned shortly before Christmas.
Environmentalists Call For Ban on Fracking in Ohio After Earthquakes
Environmental groups are calling for a ban on fracking in Ohio after a series of small earthquakes erupted near an active fracking site last week.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: US Nuclear Regulators Are Hiding the Risk of a Fukushima-Style Incident, and More
Recently released documents show that since Fukushima, our nuclear regulators have been playing down the risk of a similar incident happening in the US, and more.