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The Silent Anguish of Pregnant Women Who Struggle With Addiction
The criminalization of pregnancy and the lack of resources available to a vulnerable population struggling with drug addiction exacerbates the problem.
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Exposing Monsanto: Herbicide Linked to Birth Defects – the Vitamin A Connection
Monsanto claims that Roundup poses a low risk to human health, but the company doesn't mention the devastating effect the herbicide has on some enzyme systems present in humans.
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Finance in the United States: Promoting Inequality and Waste
The bloated financial sector in the United States is a major engine of inequality sucking money away from poor and middle income households.
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Does the Powerful Paul Ryan Feel Empathy?
It shouldn't be a surprise that a man with as much wealth and power as Paul Ryan would propose a poverty plan that does very little to fight poverty.
“No Safe Place”: After Deadly Attack on Gaza School, UN Warns 150,000 Seeking Shelter Are at Risk
At least 16 people were killed and more than 200 injured Thursday when a school used as a United Nations shelter came under fire in Gaza.
Turning Point? Largest West Bank Protest in Decades Raises Specter of a Third Intifada
Israel's assault on the Gaza Strip has triggered the largest West Bank protest in years, with more than 15,000 people marching Thursday from Ramallah toward Jerusalem.
One-Man Show “Mercy Killers” Reveals Dark Side of Health Care System
With 60 percent of bankruptcies caused by medical bills, performer Michael Milligan joins the host to discuss his new play “Mercy Killers.”
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Last Month Was the Hottest June on Record, and More
Last month was the hottest June on record, and more.
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What I Learned Growing Up in the South as a Feminist, and the Problems With Today’s Feminist Movement
Young women turning away from feminism has become a media meme. What's up with that?
Why Are Campus Administrators Making So Much Money?
College and university administrators, unlike their faculty and students, are thriving.