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The Horrific Costs of the US-Colombia Trade Agreement
The US-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement will worsen the violence already epidemic in Colombia.
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Biomass Industry Plays With Fire, Gets Burned
Fires, explosions and toxic smokestack emissions are among the few advantages of living next to industrial scale biomass energy facilities.
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Pro-Fracking Spin on Public Radio
Public radio program spouts pro-fracking rhetoric to its audience.
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Walker’s Dismal Jobs Agenda Gets a Gold Star in ALEC’s “Rich States, Poor States” Report
A new misleading report on job creation gives ALEC backed Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker a push to the presidency.
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Peak Water, Peak Oil … Now, Peak Soil?
Soil is becoming endangered.This reality needs to be part of our collective awareness in order to feed nine billion people by 2050.
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Seven Companies Polluting the World Without Consequences
Residents and governments foot the bill for cleaning up potentially life-threatening environmental pollution for these offenders.
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Bradley Manning’s Court Martial Trial Starts Monday
Manning's trial has already raised questions about military justice, the public's right to know and the price that's paid by whistleblowers.
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Cops Go Undercover at High School to Bust Special-Needs Kid for Pot: Why Are Police So Desperate to Throw Kids in Jail?
The school-to-prison pipeline strikes again.
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Walmart, Gap Seek Separate Safety Standards for Bangladesh Factories
Labor advocates are disparaging the new talks, suggesting the results will likely not be binding and thus will not be able to ensure worker safety.
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Social Security and Medicare Reports Little Changed From 2012
The projected shortfall in Medicare has fallen by almost 70 percent since 2008.