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Students Push to Limit School Police After Newtown
After the Newton Elementary shooting, town residents are working to stop invasive programs forcing armed guards in the schools.
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Arizona Voter ID Law as Voting Rights Battles Continue
The ruling comes as advocates await another Supreme Court decision on a challenge to the Voting Rights Act.
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School Data Profiteering
A new nonprofit called inBloom will collect information from student records and provide third-party for-profit companies access to students' data.
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Contention and Confusion in Guantanamo Pre-Trial Hearings for Al-Nashiri Military Commissions
Ongoing military commission hearings at Guantanamo Bay expose striking differences in defendants' rights and public transparency from usual federal court proceedings.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Supreme Court Curtails Arizona’s Disenfranchising Voting Laws, and More
In today's On the News segment: TransCanada tells state law enforcement to treat Keystone protesters like terrorists, and more.
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Indigenous Activists Escalate Campaign Against Dams in Borneo
In Malaysia, street protests are rare. Indigenous-led street protests are even more rare. That's why the sight last week of more than 300 Indigenous people wearing matching blue shirts …
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Keystone XL Activists Labeled Possible Eco-Terrorists in Internal TransCanada Documents
TransCanada officials attempt to stop Keystone XL protesters by labeling them as protesters.
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Six Horrifying Things About Pork Everyone Should Know
American hog farmers have managed to eliminate all wholesomeness, purity, ethics and animal welfare from the pork industry.
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“World Set to Exceed Global Warming Limit,” Per International Energy Agency
Global warming is taking effect full speed ahead, but world leaders are taking a back seat on action.
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Five Reasons Why Austerity Hurts Today and Will Even More Tomorrow
Austerity can inflict long-term damage on people's pockets, psyches, livelihoods and lives.