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On the News With Thom Hartmann: New York State’s Highest Court Upheld Two Towns’ Right to Keep Toxic Energy Production Out of Their Communities, and More
In today's On the News segment: the New York towns of Dryden and Middlefield can say “no” to toxic-fuels; North Carolina's Republican senate committee chairman “passed” legislation to end …
Obama Seen Unlikely to Sharply Escalate Intervention in Syria
Jim Lobe: The Pentagon also appears highly reluctant to take military action.
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How States Are Making It a Felony to Enforce Federal Gun Laws
Mobilizing the pre-Civil-War doctrine of “nullification,” new bills assert that Congress has overstepped its ability to regulate guns.
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The Political Roots of American Obesity
Doctor of Oriental medicine E. Douglas Kihn argues that the squeezing of the American worker, starting under the Reagan Administration, has created a worried, hurried population succumbing to
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Remember This Day: Uno De Mayo
Some of the media scribes who attended the dedication ceremony on April 26 for the George W. Bush $250 million Library and Museum on the Southern Methodist University campus …
Shareholder Protection Act Would Restore Responsible Governance to Corporate Political Spending Decisions
he Shareholder Protection Act, reintroduced today by Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and Rep. Michael Capuano (D-Mass.), is critical legislation because it would bring responsible corporate governance to corporate political …
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Dream to Wasteland: Boston Bombers and the Denial of America’s Grandeur
As the story of the Tsarnaev brothers unfolds — from asylum, to attempts at assimilation and finally to terrorism — I hear echoes of another set of brothers from …
President Obama to Visit Mexico and Central America as Drug Prohibition-related Violence Wreaks Havoc in Region, with 70,000 Deaths in Mexico Alone
As President Obama departs for a three-day trip to Mexico and Central America to meet with several regional counterparts, advocates are urging him to put drug policy reform at …
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Honey Bee Die-Off Caused by Multiple Factors Including Pesticides
New legislation in Europe curves the use of pesticides in order to fight the decline in bee populations.
US Government Demands Hand-Count of “Paper Ballots” in Venezuelan Election, but Not Our Own
As Nicolas Maduro defeated the US backed Henrique Capriles in the Venezuela elections, America ironically asks for a ballot count.