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Congress Fiddles While the Western States Burn
Global warming could very well be the culprit for the extreme weather conditions firefighters face today.
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The Business of Mass Incarceration
Incarceration has become a very lucrative business for an array of private contractors, most of whom send lobbyists to Washington to make sure the laws and legislation continue to …
Manning Verdict May Topple Journalistic Paradigm
The charge of “aiding the enemy” has huge implications for journalism.
Bradley Manning Awaits Verdict After Trial Ends With Prosecution “Smears” and Harsh Government Secrecy
With the verdict due in tomorrow, Amy Goodman takes a look back at the case against PFC. Bradley Manning.
Global Youth Unemployment Remains at Crisis Levels
James Heintz: 75 million youth in the global labor market are unemployed and few governments are taking common sense steps to address the problem.
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Federal Reports Confirm Delta Tunnel Plan Not Based on Sound Science
In March, California Secretary for Natural Resources John Laird claimed that the controversial Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDC) to build two giant peripheral tunnels under the Sacramento-San Joaquin River …
Who Are We at War With? That’s Classified
Obama said the US is at war with ‘Al Qaeda, the Taliban and their associated forces.’ So who exactly are those associated forces?
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Assisted Reproductive Technologies: Blessing? Curse? Both?
Assisted Reproductive Technology has helped millions have children. Yet moral concerns and medical questions abound.
Returning Fire: Interventions in Video Game Culture
At the mall, online, and even within the US military. Interactive, realistic, pro-war video games have become part of American culture. But anti-war protesters have found a way inside …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Department of Justice Attempts to Use the Courts to Uphold Voting Rights
Thom Hartmann here – on the news... You need to know this. When the Supreme Court struck down Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act last month, Attorney General …