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Migrants Go on Hunger Strike in Polish Detention Centers
The hunger strike is forcing the country to face its new responsibilities as a migration hub within the European Union.
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Toward Zero Waste: Waste Pickers Running Bio-Gas Plants in Mumbai, India
SMS has successfully demonstrated the viability of decentralized waste management in one of the worldu2019s largest and most crowded cities.
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Is ALEC Anticipating an IRS Audit?
ALEC appears to be preparing for an IRS audit after multiple challenges to its charitable status.
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Not Just Union-Busting: Other Things Michigan Did in the Lame Duck
GOP-backed anti-worker and anti-women's rights bills were all over the agenda.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Michigan Passes Another Anti-Democratic “Emergency Financial Managers Law”, and More
Please support Truthout’s work by making a tax-deductible donation: click here to contribute. In today's On the News segment: Republicans in the Michigan State House passed a new law …
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Nation Reels as Shooting Details Emerge
The rampage, coming less than two weeks before Christmas, was the nation's second-deadliest school shooting.
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At Least 20 Dead Including 18 Children in Shooting at Connecticut Elementary School
One official said preliminary reports suggested there could be as many as 20 fatalities.
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Oakland Police Ruling: Judge Approves Deal Granting Himself Power Over Department
US District Judge Thelton Henderson has signed off on an agreement that places sweeping powers in the hands of a court-appointed compliance director who will be able to spend …
US to Deploy Anti-Missile Units in Turkey
The US will send 400 American military personnel and two Patriot air defense batteries to Turkey as cross-border tensions with Syria intensify.
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Pakistan, Afghanistan Moving Ahead on Peace Plan That Cuts US Peace Role
Under the deal, the insurgents would have to renounce violence, cut ties to al Qaeda and