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ALEC Tours Tar Sands, Works with Industry Groups to Block Low-Carbon Fuel Standards
The standards could have a significant impact on the sale of fuels derived from Canadian tar sands in the US.
ObamaCare’s Relentless Creation of Second-Class Citizens (Part II)
ObamaCare uses a complex and intricate Rube Goldberg-esque system of eligibility rules.
UK Grapples with Spying Disclosure
British news outlets struggle to figure out what to do with the revelation that their government and the NSA spied on members of the last G8 summit.
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William Rivers Pitt | You, Terrorist
William Rivers Pitt: The Keystone XL pipeline is not a disaster waiting to happen. It is a whole pile of disasters waiting to happen.
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The Politics of Calling for No Politics
Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer (HBO Documentaries, 2013) offers a window into the intersections of music, religion, and politics in the context of Vladimir Putin’s Russia: On Feb. 21, 2012, …
Indefinite Surveillance: Say Hello to the National Defense Authorization Act of 2014
The NDAA for 2014 will effectively authorize indefinite surveillance of everyone.
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Vindicated: USMA Officer Upholds Tradition of Christian Privileging in the Military
A commissioning ceremony at West Point over Memorial Day weekend vindicates Page's decision to leave West Point for its failure to uphold church-state separation and join the Military Religious …
TransCanada’s Keystone XL, the Safest Pipeline Ever – Says Who?
The southern portion of the KXL pipeline is over 75 percent complete but resistance continues and will likely intensify now that construction anomalies have been revealed by mandatory testing.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: New Food Recycling Program in New York City Will Convert 100,000 Food Scraps Into Bio-Gas, and More
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a new “food recycling” program, which will convert 100,000 tons of food scraps into bio-gas; and more.
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Checks, Lies and Bankster Red Tape
Thom Hartmann: Just when we thought the big banks couldnu2019t hit a new low, they do.