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UN Report: Human-Caused Climate Disruption Is “Severe, Pervasive, Irreversible“
A recently released draft report of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concluded that anthropogenic climate disruption is fully upon us, and will dramatically worsen unless something is …
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At New York March, Activists Work to Connect Capitalist Culprits to Climate Crisis
At the largest climate march in history, activists made a point to tie climate disruption to those seen as most responsible - major corporations and governments.
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Voices From the People’s Climate March: Indigenous Groups Lead Historic 400,000-Strong NYC Protest
As many as 400,000 people turned out in New York City on Sunday for the People's Climate March, the largest environmental protest in history.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Senate GOP Blocks Legislation on Gender Pay Gap, and More
In today's On the News segment: Senate Republicans block legislation aimed at closing the gender pay gap, and more.
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Can “Womenomics” Stem the Feminization of Poverty in Japan?
Statistics indicate that Japan is now registering record poverty levels.
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A Digital Desert: The Internet Debate Pits Local Communities Against Broadband Giants
High-speed internet service is not available in much of Bradley County, Tennessee. But local advocates and lawmakers are pushing for municipal broadband - against major broadband companies and their …
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Violence Directed at Anbar University Students From All Sides
Students at Anbar University in Ramadi and Fallujah are caught between a Shiite government that treats them like traitors and ISIS fighters who consider their studies proof of their …
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Latin America at a Climate Crossroads
World leaders gathered at the Climate Change Summit during the United Nations General Assembly September 23 will have a crucial opportunity to mobilize political will and advance solutions to …
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Study: Wealth of California Nonprofits Not Evenly Spread Throughout State
Nonprofit organizations are an economic force in California, but the ones that do work in communities of color and low-income areas have far fewer financial resources than their counterparts …
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Honduran Mothers and Grandmothers Search Far and Wide for Missing Migrants
United by grief and anxiety, the grandmothers, mothers and other relatives of people who disappeared on the migration route to the United States formed a committee in northern Honduras …