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Conservationists Fight Timber Industry’s Lawsuit Seeking to Limit Role of Science in Public Lands Management
The Western Environmental Law Center, on behalf of Klamath Siskiyou Wildlands Center and Oregon Wild, filed a motion today in federal district Court in Washington D.C. to fight a …
Center for Constitutional Rights Condemns Ninth Shameful and Tragic Death at Guantánamo
Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) released the following statement in response to the news that a ninth man has died in detention at Guantánamo. With great sadness, …
Getting Action on Climate: Who Is Winning and How?
The Democracy Center has just released a new series of investigations looking up close at seven citizen action campaigns from around the world that take aim at the climate …
Are We in the Middle of the Zombie Apocalypse?
Look around you. Are there zombies? Are there vampires? If you answered yes, then maybe you don't need to watch this video. If you answered no, then I'm about …
Democracy Takes a Hit: An Analysis
On Wednesday the 5th of September, 2012, in the middle of the Democratic Party convention, U.S. democracy took a big hit. Essentially the convention managers rigged a vote in …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Report Shows Casino Tycoon Sheldon Adelson Stands to Save $2 Billion Under Romney’s Tax Plan, and More
In today's On the News segment: Shell Oil has been drilling in the Arctic since Sunday despite documents revealing problems with its blowout response systems, casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson …
The Persecution of John Kiriakou: Torture and the Myth of Never Again
How many other people with vital information are simply scared, watching what is happening to John Kiriakou and thinking: not me, I'm not sticking my neck out to see …
Chris Hedges: Dems Owe Chicago Public Teachers Support for “Most Important Labor Action in Decades”
"If it does not prevail, you can be certain that the template for the attack on the union will be carried out across the country against other teachers’ unions …
Eleven Years Later, We Are Still at War
The War on Terror exploits the tragedy of September 11 for the benefit of a very few.
Bush White House Was Deaf Before the 9-11 Storm
The administrationu2019s reaction to what Mr. Bush was told in the weeks before that infamous briefing reflected significantly more negligence than has been disclosed.