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On the News With Thom Hartmann: To Switch to Green Energy, We’ll Have to Embrace New Ideas, and More
To make the switch to green energy, our nation will have to embrace new ideas and technology. Thankfully, people like Julie and Scott Brusaw have been thinking green for …
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Geosecurity 101: Washington and Moscow’s Military Bases in Latin America
The closure of a radar base in Antigua and Barbuda has largely gone unnoticed in Washington. Nevertheless, it could be a sign of things to come in the near …
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Conflict With Local Communities Hits Mining and Oil Companies Where It Hurts
Conflicts with local communities over mining, oil and gas development are costing companies billions of dollars a year.
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Portland Is First US City to Divest Funds From Walmart
The initiative also prohibits the city from purchasing Walmart bonds in the future.
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Pesticide Industry Uses Big Tobacco Playback to Explain Why Bees Are Dying Off
America's bee population is taking a pounding, with initial reports indicating greater losses of hives this winter than the last.
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Sentenced to Wait: Efforts to End Prison Rape Stall Again
Texas prison inmates report being raped at some of the highest rates in the country, and the problem only seems to be worsening.
The Cops Killed Her Son; That Did Not Stop Her
Juanita Young talks about the death of her son, Malcolm Ferguson, a 23-year old man murdered by NYPD officer Louis Rivera.
Why Democrats Are Paying Attention to Piketty’s Book on Inequality
The increasing popularity of French economist Thomas Piketty's book points to how Democrats hope to make inequality a political issue in November elections.
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Beyond Marriage: Advocates Call on Obama Administration to Combat LGBTQ Criminalization
Despite the media hype, marriage equality is not the top issue on every agenda in the LGBTQ world.
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Why Do Police Unions in New York Want to Repeal the End Discriminatory Profiling Act?
Unknown to many, the NYPD was already “banned” from racial profiling by an obscure municipal provision called Introductory Number 142-B.