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White House OKs Underwater Torture Chamber
This is the propaganda that lulls the public into thinking that a meaningless balanced approach which juggles the rights of polluters to profit and the rights of helpless animals …
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Is This US Coal Giant Funding Violent Union Intimidation in Colombia?
Alabama-based Drummond Co. sued for alleged ties to group behind deaths, threats.
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Detroit Water Shut-Offs Are on Hold, but for How Long?
If Detroit is really interested in regaining financial solvency, they will apply the same tactics to the businesses that are hundreds of thousands behind in their own bills.
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New Hampshire Law Targets Military Recruitment Test in Schools
Under the law, which immediately takes effect, schools that allow the military to proctor the test must notify the military representative, parents, and students that Option 8 has …
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Refugees Living a Nightmare in Northern Pakistan
In the vast refugee camps of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, civilians who fled the Pakistan Army's military offensive against the Taliban in the country's northern Waziristan Agency now …
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Koch Political Universe Vaster Than Previously Known
Newly-obtained documents show that the billionaire Koch brothers' political giving is much more expansive than has previously been known.
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California Voters Afforded Opportunity This November to Weigh-In on “Corporate Personhood“
State legislature, governor add proposition to general election ballot calling for amendment to overturn Citizens United.
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New York State of Fracking
Natural gas drilling and fracking done improperly or recklessly can be a threat to water safety.
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US Accused of Forcing EU to Accept Tar Sands Oil
The trans-national transport of Canadian tar sands oils has become a major political flashpoint here, and remains uncertain.
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Meet the Online Tracking Device That Is Virtually Impossible to Block
A new kind of tracking tool, canvas fingerprinting, is being used to follow visitors to thousands of top websites, from WhiteHouse.gov to YouPorn.