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Houston’s Most Polluted Neighborhood Draws the Line at Alberta Tar Sands
Residents are joining up to demand a healthier future.
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Pentagon Claims $757 Million Overbilling by Contractor in Afghanistan
The principal food supplier to US troops in Afghanistan is embroiled in a costly dispute with the Pentagon that has attracted congressional interest.
Sandra Steingraber’s War on Toxic Trespassers
How dangerous chemicals and fracking contaminate our land, our health and the energy debate.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Washington State Wants to Protect Businesses’ Right to Discriminate, and More
In today's On the News segment: Washington state wants to protect businesses' right to discriminate; the motivation behind the world-wide economic con of austerity has been discovered; Sen. Bernie …
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US Cities Joining Push to Dump Fossil Fuel Investments
Nearly a dozen US cities have announced their interest in withdrawing municipal investments from fossil fuel companies.
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Congress Heads Home for Recess, Leaving “To-Do” List Behind
Gun control? Forget it, for now. Immigration? See you in May.
Another Big Story the Mainstream Media Missed: GE-Krupp Conspiracy Trial of ’47
Lest anyone imagine that corporate crimes being unreported by the mainstream media and punished with a wristslap are anything new, legendary labor reporter James Lerner's account of the GE …
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Did the US Cover Up Its Role in a Deadly Honduran Counter-Narcotics Operation?
Carasik calls on the United States to cooperate with a thorough and transparent investigation of the still-murky circumstances which led to the death of four Hondurans during a joint …
Brennan Center Urges White House to Rein in Overclassification
Today, the Brennan Center for Justice sent a letter to President Obama, co-signed by 30 additional organizations, urging him to establish a steering committee to help rein in the …
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How About A Real Peace Prize?
So carried away with anticipation that they could no longer contain their enthusiasm, back in 2009 the Nobel Committee opted to award the Peace Prize to newly-elected President Barack …