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Alberta Tar Sands Illegal Under Treaty 8, First Nations Charge
In 1899, First Nations in northern Alberta signed a treaty with Queen Victoria that enshrined their right to practice cultural traditions. Today, itu2019s the basis for a legal challenge …
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Does the Romney Family Now Own Your e-Vote?
Will you cast your vote this fall on a faulty electronic machine that's partly owned by the Romney family?
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Atlanta Police, Occupy Activists Team Up to Defend Detective’s Home
A retired cop battling cancer can no longer make her mortgage payments, and some of her former colleagues may risk their jobs as they camp in her yard alongside …
The Romneys Don’t Make Money; Their Money Makes Money
Behold the tax return: When Romney talks about encouraging the job creators, he certainly can't mean people like himself.
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Getting Elections Right in Venezuela and the US
The US may be an economically and technologically advanced nation, but in the area of elections, we could learn much from Venezuela about voter inclusion and participation as well …
Are Big Banks Too Big to Regulate?
If somebody understood the economic issues and explained them to the American people, you could easily be elected president by saying you're going to put an end to the …
Court Strikes Down CFTC Regulation to Limit Excessive Speculation
Legal and lobbying assault by finance sector blocks regulation of excessive speculation, will lead to higher prices for food and other commodities.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Workers Pick Up the Bill if Corporations Don’t Pay Their Fair Share, and More
In today's On The New segment: there's another audio tape Mitt Romney doesn't want you to hear.
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Militaries, Mammals and Spiritual Science
Though not as closely related as they are to hippos, whales have much in common with elephants. Speaking scientifically, they belong to different taxonomic orders—whales to the taxonomic order …