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William Rivers Pitt | This Nation of Cowards
Kaci Hickox's quarantine is but one example of a nation that has entirely surrendered to its fears, both real and imagined.
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“You Got Into My Heart Violently, but You’re There“
“I don't think I'm particularly bothered by the fact that death is inevitable. I'm not embracing death, but I'm not afraid of it.”
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Concerned About ISIS, but Also About Endless War? Back Limits on the Use of Force
Polls show the majority of Americans think that Congress should debate and vote to use military force.
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What Has Greed Cost the United States?
Greed should be tightly regulated and controlled - it should be seen as the mental illness and social illness that it is.
Monsanto, Big Agriculture Spend Millions Fighting Ballot Measures to Label GMO Foods
Colorado and Oregon could soon become the first states in the nation to pass ballot initiatives mandating the labeling of food products containing GMOs.
From Fear-Mongering to Crippling Debt, Lapses in Politics and Health Hurt Global Effort on Ebola
The World Health Organization says nearly 5,000 people have now died from Ebola out of 10,000 known cases.
Attack on Canadian Parliament Fuels “Anti-Terror” Laws, Ignoring Ties to Mental Illness, Drug Abuse
As Canada mourns the death of a soldier gunned down while standing guard at the National War Monument in Ottawa, Prime Minister Stephen Harper is pushing new anti-terrorism legislation.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: NPR’s Climate Coverage Has Declined Over the Years, and More
In today's On the News segment: NPR is supposed to be our national public radio, but they're barely covering climate issues that are in the public's interest, and more.
Nurses Emerge as Front Line “Climate Workers”
The nature of work is changing and we're not prepared.
Disappeared
Under the 17-year dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, 3,197 people were disappeared, tens of thousands imprisoned and tortured and hundreds of thousands forced into exile.