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Metal Madness: Lead Doesn’t Just Poison Birds, It Scrambles Everything They Need to Survive
It's well-known that high levels of lead kill birds. But now it's becoming clear that amounts commonly encountered by waterfowl and raptors can mess up their digestion, brains, hearts, …
“Have F—-ing Beliefs, Not Teams”: Citizen Radio’s Hosts Talk #NEWSFAIL, Advertising, Veganism and More
Allison Kilkenny and Jamie Kilstein talk about their new book, discuss why independent media is so needed and more.
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The Moneyed Are Rarely Modest
“A lot of our economic growth has simply been wasted, doing nothing but accelerating the pace of the upper-income rat race.”
New Research Shows Pollution Inequality in the United States Even Worse Than Income Inequality
If you are poor or non-white, inequality is in the air you breathe.
Top 400 US Billionaires’ Wealth Equals Brazil’s GDP
Inequality in the US has reached outlandish proportions.
The Question of State Legitimacy
Recently things have not gone so well.
Migrant Women, Children Allege Harsh Conditions, Sexual Assault at For-Profit Texas Immigration Jail
A new family detention center just south of San Antonio holds more than 500 immigrant women and their children as they await deportation.
Another World Emerging? Well, Maybe.
The possibilities for a new kind of economy.
IMF Recommends Changes to Prevent Future Debt Rulings Like the One Against Argentina
The IMF Executive Board is endorsing a collective action clause reform which would allow a majority of creditors to make decisions that would be binding on the minority.
Farmers, Indigenous Peoples and NGOs Take to Streets in Ten Cities Demanding an End to World Bank’s Morally Bankrupt Development
Groups will stage “creative resistance” outside of bank's annual meeting in Washington, D.C. - and around the world - on October 10th and 11th.