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Will Food Sovereignty Starve the Poor and Punish the Planet?
Promoting self-sufficiency and food sovereignty does not compromise global food security and environmental quality.
The New Face of Republican Women in Congress
These Republican women owe their rise to the money men at the top of the party, not the activist, anti-abortion base.
Can Democracy Survive Aggressive Global Capitalism?
Inequality and the environment are going to be massive in Indian politics.
Scott Horton: How to Rein in a Secretive Shadow Government Is Our National Security Crisis
When voters are left in the dark about public policy, democracy is undercut, says journalist Scott Horton.
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Greece’s Syriza Government: Meet the New Sheriff – Same as the Old Sheriff
Syriza was elected on the hope that it would represent a break from Greece's old politics, austerity and neoliberal doctrine. Not so.
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Australia’s Tea Party Crashes and Burns
Angry voters have hit back at the Australian Liberal Party's doctrinaire adoption of brutal right-wing policies.
Why Isn’t Sen. Kirk’s “Chicago Will Become Detroit” Threat National News?
Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk plainly threatened the people of Chicago.
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Victimwashing: Guns, Violence and the Politics of Whose Lives Matter
Institutionally sanctioned sexual violence is why victims are often hesitant to report crimes committed against them.
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Prescribed Burn at Former Nuclear Weapons Plant Stirs Public Concerns
Despite the possible spread of plutonium contamination at a wildlife refuge, the US government may use controlled burning in the future.
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Ghost Town Left in the Wake of the Bayou Corne Sinkhole in Louisiana
Battles are taking place across the country in places where governments have tightened ordinances against fracking or banned it outright.