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One Year After “End” to War in Afghanistan, Aid Workers Reveal Real Story
While many Americans believe that the war in Afghanistan is winding down, peace activists and medical aid workers tell a different story.
Climate Change Could Be Catalyst to Build a Fairer Economic System
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley is calling this weekend's torrential rainfall in the Carolinas a once-in-a-millennium downpour.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Corporate Elite Rig the System Against Us, and More
We need more than talk to narrow the great divide between the haves and have-nots.
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Bernanke: Some Wall Street Executives Should’ve Gone to Jail Over Financial Crisis
Bernanke thinks that in addition to the corporations, individuals should have been held accountable.
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Electoral Revolution in Brazil Aimed at Neutralizing Corporate Influence
From now on, elections in Brazil will be more democratic.
How to Drought-Proof California’s Farms
A handful of ecology minded growers think California could produce plenty of food even with limited amounts of water.
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Pregnant Women’s BPA Chemical Exposure Linked to Low Birth Weights in China
Chinese babies born to mothers with high levels of BPA in their urine were more likely to be born at a low birth weight.
US Military Budget Reaches New Record
President Obama has in fact been responsible for the largest US military budget since the Second World War.
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Donald Trump and the Federal Reserve Board
Donald Trump released his plan for changing the tax code.
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Howard Zinn | What the Classroom Didn’t Teach Me About the US Empire
Have not the justifications for empire, embedded in our culture, begun to lose their hold on our minds?