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On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Sonora River Poisoned by the Mining Industry, and More
In today's On the News segment: The mining industry pollutes the Sonora River and drinking water in Northern Mexico, and more.
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Pull the E-Brake on Perpetual US War in the Middle East
Is it sensible, and in the US national interest, to support ever-deepening intervention in the Middle East?
Risk Assessment Reigns in Budgeting, Except When it Comes to Climate
Climate change and defense spending are not mutually exclusive.
Ban Weaponized Drones!
An International day of action on October 4th.
War Polls Obstruct Democracy and Peace
If we're going to make good decisions about conflict, we need nonviolence A through Z.
Underestimating ISIS: An Indictment of Decades of Failed US Policy in the Middle East
The US underestimated the IS and overestimated the ability of the Iraq military to fend off the militant group IS.
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Tithing, Tax Time and Specialization
A successful citizen relies on a massive variety of specialists, from x-ray readers, to retirement investor specialists, to train engineers, to architects of hardware and software, to specialists in …
Umbrella Revolution: Hong Kong’s Biggest Protests in Decades Challenge China on Political Freedom
Hong Kong is facing its biggest political unrest in decades as tens of thousands of protesters defy a police crackdown to demand greater freedom from China.
As US-Afghanistan Sign Troop Deal, CIA-Backed Warlord Behind Massacre of 2,000 POWs Sworn-In as VP
Afghanistan's new vice president, Abdul Rashid Dostum is one of Afghanistan's most notorious warlords, once described by Ghani himself as a “known killer.”
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Neighborhoods Matter, People Matter
People of color are constantly being hashed by the system which tells them it's their fault they are in poverty.