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Worst Drought in 1,000 Years Could Begin in Eight Years
High-resolution climate models show four new climate scenarios with more detail and accuracy.
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How Congress Could Fix Its Budget Woes, Revisited: The Financial Transactions Tax Alternative
The tax could raise $1 trillion in new revenue per year.
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Crude Oil Terminals and the Malleability of the Law
Lifting the crude export ban would open the door even wider for a climate catastrophe.
William Rivers Pitt | The United States of Aftermath
Ten years ago, politicians used 9/11 against us to unleash butchery for a payday. This is how they did it.
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You’ve Heard of the Birthers, Now Meet the Simpson-Bowlers
What are the exact devastating cuts and reforms that Simpson and Bowles want to make in federal government spending?
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Wisconsin’s Private Sector Unions Are Under Attack, and More
In today's On the News segment: Wisconsin's private sector unions are under attack; 26 states haven't set up their insurance exchanges - leaving it up to the federal government; …
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Poll: Voters Say Minimum Wage Is Not Enough to Live On
Released today, the poll shows a majority of voters agree with the president that a federal increase is in order.
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Farmer Challenges Monsanto Seed Patent in Supreme Court
At stake is whether patents on seeds - or other things that can self-replicate - extend beyond the first generation of the products.
W.E.B. Du Bois vs. Booker T. Washington – Then and Now
Anthony Monteiro : Feb. 23, 2013 is the 145th anniversary of the birth of Du Bois, considered a founder of the civil rights movement and father of Pan Africanism.
The ATM for Climate Denial: Secretive Donors Trust Funds Vast Network of Global Warming Skeptics
While the secretive Donors Trust has given millions to a variety of right-wing causes, denying climate change appears to be its top priority.