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Why Do Coal Mining Jobs Matter So Much More Than Jobs Lost to Trade?
While it is good to see the media paying attention to this job loss in the coal industry and its implications for families and communities, this concern is a …
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Chris Hedges | The Rules of Revolt
There are some essential lessons we can learn from the student occupation of Beijing's Tiananmen Square, which took place 25 years ago.
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Fox News Has Finally Yelled Fire in a Crowded Theater
It's time for the media to start calling attacks like those in Las Vegas, Cumming, Georgia, and Kansas City what they are: right-wing-extremist-fueled terrorist attacks.
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Obama Really Can Close Gitmo
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's release proves Obama can do more to fulfill his pledge of closing down the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay.
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Talking Cows Take on Factory Farms – Matrix Style
The viral success of “The Meatrix” shows how a good story trumps a mountain of facts.
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What We Owe Nigeria’s Kidnapped Schoolgirls
Rather than issuing a blank check for military intervention, we need to stay focused on the girls and their well-being, now and into the future.
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Another Reason to Rein in Big Banks: Student Loan Shenanigans
High interest rates and more than $1.2 trillion of student loan debt are not the only challenges facing the 40 million Americans with student loans.
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Breaking Climate Silence: One Step at a Time
The Great March for Climate Action is trekking from LA to DC. In one Northern New Mexico town, the marchers catalyzed change in both small and significant ways.
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Is Marijuana Destroying California’s Water and Wildlife?
While legal medical marijuana is good for the pro-marijuana crowd, it's not as good for the pro-environment crowd.
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All Hail Piketty, But Props for Pickett, Too
Piketty's work demolishes the fairy-tales our top politicians tell about our economic system.