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Colorado Celebrates Pot Legalization Anniversary: Massive Drop in Arrests and Millions in Revenue
Chicken Little was wrong.
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EPA Confirms Activists’ Longtime Claims: Neonicotinoid Pesticide Threatens Honeybees
Environmentalists and honey producers have long suspected a link between the pesticide and rapidly declining bee populations.
African Women Organize to Reclaim Agriculture Against Corporate Takeover
Everybody originated with indigenous ways of living and the way of Mother Earth.
The Duality of 21st-Century Capitalism
The silver lining to the exploitation of workers has been the ever-growing standard of living resulting from the expansion of capitalism.
Mother of Teen Who Was Shot Dead Over Loud Music Praises Obama’s Action on Guns
When President Obama spoke about gun control on Tuesday, he was surrounded by family members of people killed in shootings.
Amid Armed Oregon Standoff, Report Finds “Skyrocketing” Number of Anti-Government Militia Groups
The armed occupation of a federally owned wildlife outpost in remote Oregon has entered its fourth day.
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Patriots … or Owl Qaeda?
Doubling Down on Force With Tasers Makes Police Problems Worse
The national trend of sanctioning the increased use of police Tasers ignores the underlying problems with using force.
As US Steps Up Deportations, Advocates Push for Refugee Status for Central Americans
Several Central American countries are experiencing the worst levels of violence in the last 30 years.
Income Inequality Is a Health Hazard – Even for the Rich
A public health researcher explains why life expectancy in the US is falling, and it has to do with income inequality rising.