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Despite California's historic drought, San Francisco's homeless will continue to be forced off Market Street with pressurized water.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Wind Power Is One Step Closer to Coal Country, and More
In today's On the News segment: Wyoming recently approved a permit for a massive wind farm, which could eventually power nearly a million homes; Keystone XL could be even …
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Activist: For a New Generation, Ferguson Marks Historic Nonviolent Resistance to Police Repression
As protests continue in Ferguson, activists are traveling to Missouri to join the movement in solidarity.
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The Way the Wind Blows May Not Be Enough to Prevent Ocean “Dead Zones” From Growing
It seems that the process of warming oceans under climate change will inexorably lead to larger areas of oxygen-poor ocean, with all the knock-on effects for marine life that …
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Social Security Still Going Strong at 70
The truth is that Social Security wasn't broke in 1980, 1990, or 2012, and it's not broke today.
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Police in Ferguson Are Firing Tear Gas Canisters Manufactured During the Cold War Era
Analysis of less-lethal weapons deployed against residents of Ferguson, Missouri reveals that police are using decades-old tear gas and riot control agents that may pose health risks to the …
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Brazil’s “Dalai Lama of the Rainforest” Faces Death Threats
In Brazil there is no specific programme to protect indigenous people facing threats.
Freedom of the Press in Jeopardy as Obama Goes After The New York Times Reporter James Risen
Advocates urge the Obama administration to stop its efforts to compel The New York Times' James Risen to reveal a confidential source in his 2006 book
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James Risen and Phil Donahue on Obama’s War on Press Freedoms
Award winning journalists James Risen and Phil Donahue discuss the importance of grassroots movements in preserving the basic tenants of democracy at a time of unprecedented attacks on whistleblowers …
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Six Days in Ferguson: Voices From the Protests
Here is a day-by-day chronology of what happened in Ferguson, drawn from the best reporting by journalists and witnesses on the ground.