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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Obama Says Kids Don’t Belong in Solitary, and More
Gov. Snyder's decision to put money ahead of safety has left people without regular access to clean water.
“Montrose 9” Continue Fight Over the “Climate Necessity” of Civil Disobedience
After a similar civil disobedience case in Washington State, New York activists are hoping to put climate disruption back on trial.
Half of US Workforce Has No Retirement Plan – but Illinois Has a Fix
Economists see the Illinois Secure Choice Savings Program, designed for private-sector workers, as an innovative complement to Social Security.
Campaign Donations Reflect the Sharp Split in Congress Among Republicans
Conservative House Republicans have less and less in common with their party's leaders, whose donors sometimes more closely resemble those of Democrats.
Climate-Displaced Persons Deserve a Dignified Transition; Here’s How to Make It Happen
The reality is that climate displacement is a form of persecution.
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Hydropower Dams Threaten One-Third of the World’s Freshwater Fish
Projects' true costs are being inadequately assessed, say scientists.
Chamber of Commerce Lobbyist Tom Donohue: Clinton Will Support TPP After Election
Don't voters have the right to know now what Democratic and Republican politicians will do on the TPP after the election?
William Rivers Pitt | It Begins: Iowa and an Avalanche of Mayhem
The 2016 Iowa caucuses begin Monday night and the stakes are high, especially on the Democratic side.
How ICE Shields Its Financial Dealings With Private Prison Contractors From Public Scrutiny
The decisions that ICE makes to spend its detention budget should be publicly accessible.
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UN Fiddles While Palestine Burns
For a whole generation of Palestinians who have grown up since the 1993 signing of the Oslo Accords, daily life continues to deteriorate.