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Clinton Syria Fact Check: “Safe Zones” = “Ground Troops“
Anyone calling for “safe zones” in Syria must concede that “safe zones” equate to “ground troops.”
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Human Rights Work: From Uzbekistan to Anti-TTIP Organizing
Human rights mechanisms fail to ensure reparations, while trade dispute panels protect the right to profit.
The Secret to Winning the Nobel Peace Prize: Keep the US Military Out
That this year's Nobel Prize will go to a Tunisian group of civil organizations that struggled to bring peace - not war - to their land has special meaning.
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Exxon’s Climate Cover-Up
Exxon knows - and its known for almost 40 years - that the basis of its business model is a threat to humanity.
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Fukushima Radiation in Pacific Reaches West Coast
The fact that Fukushima has contaminated the entirety of the Pacific Ocean must be viewed as cataclysmic.
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Cyber Liability and the Future of US Tech Policy
Every once in a while, a new technology threatens to fundamentally change life in the US as we know it.
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Canadians Oust Stephen Harper, Right-Wing Prime Minister Who Ignored Climate Change and Shunned First Nations
Canadian voters have unseated right-wing Prime Minister Stephen Harper after nearly a decade in office.
Joe Biden for President? Media Buzz Ignores How Vice President Worsened Student Debt on Big Banks’ Behalf
Biden is known for close ties to the financial industry, notably helping push through a 2005 bill that made it harder for consumers to declare bankruptcy.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Our Oceans Are in Serious Trouble, and More
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