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Japan Eagerly Watches as a Brand New Island Forms
Japan Eagerly Watches as a Brand New Island Forms by s.e. smith November 26, 2013 8:30 …
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Switzerland Shows US How to Handle CEOs
In Switzerland a petition from 100,000 people, or about 1.25 percent of the population, creates a public referendum. By this means, last March, Swiss voters created strict limits on …
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Attack of the Budget Slashers
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Art and Social Change
On November 20, 2013, about 100 Thai artists gathered at the main protest site on Ratchadamnoen Road in Bangkok to express their feelings about the current situation in Thailand. …
The Courage of Malala: Shot for Advocating Education for Girls
A Taliban gunman shot Pakistani teen Malala Yousafzai point blank in the face for her outspokenness. Now the book “I Am Malala” tells her story of love and learning …
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Black Thursday: Thanksgiving in the Consumer Wasteland
Dollars to doughnuts, the CEOs who are demanding their employees sacrifice their Thanksgiving celebrations with family are big “family values” guys.
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Five Ways to Support Striking Walmart Workers
Walmart strikes are occurring around the country, but you need not be one of the company's under-compensated employees to participate.
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The 1961 JFK Speech That Kicked the American Dream Into High Gear
Our American dream of shopping for useless toxic stuff, an environmental nightmare, went into high gear after JFK was killed in 1963.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: US Methane Emissions Are Higher Than Previously Thought, and More
Methane emissions in the South Central US are nearly five times higher than previously though, and more.