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Taking Development and Emission Reduction Seriously
As negotiators come together in Durban, South Africa, to discuss the fate of international climate policy, the balance between poverty reduction and emissions reduction is sure to be one …
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TSA Puts Off Safety Study of X-Ray Body Scanners
The head of the Transportation Security Administration has backed off a public commitment to conduct a new independent study of X-ray body scanners used at airport security lanes around …
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A Purpose-Driven Life Has Ended, but J. Sri Raman’s Purposes Drive On
Sri Raman, 1943-2011. (Photo: Varna/Raman Family photos) Father, husband, journalist, activist, friend and Truthout contributor J. Sri Raman died at 12:20 AM Tuesday, November 8, 2011, …
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Private Prison Charges Inmates $5 a Minute for Phone Calls While They Work for $1 a Day
Last year the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), the nation’s largest private prison company, received $74 million of taxpayers’ money to run immigration detention centers. Their largest facility in …
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China Commission Report – A Bit Scary
Bear with me here, this gets interesting ... and a bit scary. The 2011 REPORT TO CONGRESS of the U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION has been released. From …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Republican Plot to Sabotage Scott Walker Recall Campaign in Full Swing, and More
In today's On the News segment: Demonstrations are planned across the nation to mark the two-month anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement; the clock is ticking on the …
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An Interfaith Occupation
The Rev. Faith Ballenger wears her collar at Zuccotti Park in New York City. Amidst the banging of drums, chants for change, and urban noise, she talks with protesters …
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San Francisco Police Arrest 100 in Bank of America Protest
Reporting from San Francisco— Protesters in the Occupy Wall Street movement seized a Bank of America branch in the city's financial district Wednesday, a demonstration that forced …
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Eleven States Seek Relief from “No Child” Provisions, in Return for Raising Standards
Eleven states applied for waivers exempting them from key provisions of the No Child Left Behind law by the federal government’s first deadline, promising in return to adopt higher …
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Blue Dog Democrats Endorse Balanced Budget Amendment That Would Double Unemployment, Gut Social Safety Net
Congressional Republicans are still trying to persuade Americans that they are focused on job creation, but each time they propose another piece of legislation, it is exposed as a …