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New Study Predicts Frack Fluids Can Migrate to Aquifers Within Years
A new study has raised fresh concerns about the safety of gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale, concluding that fracking chemicals injected into the ground could migrate toward drinking …
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The Drone Summit, the Lunchbox and the Invisibility of Charred Children
I was at the all-day Drone Summit in Washington DC organized by Codepink, the antiwar group whose mostly female members are famous for putting on theatrical protests while wearing …
Between Two Worlds – Life on the Border
No writer understands the border culture between Mexico and the United States more intimately than Luis Alberto Urrea, whose life is the stuff of great novels. Son of a …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Wisconsin Voters Hit the Polls for the First Battle in Historic Recall Election, and More
In today's On the News segment: Wisconsin voters hit the polls today for the first battle in a historic recall election, a slew of lobbyists are working on behalf …
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Special Rights for ALEC: Three States Exempt Stealth Corporate Lobbying Group From Lobbying Rules
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a tax-exempt coalition of conservative state legislators and corporations that “acts as a stealth business lobbyist,” has been subject to a steady stream of bad press and criticism in recent months. Critics have highlighted the group’s …
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The New Wall Street Racket Looting Your City, One Block at a Time
When Mayor Rahm Emanuel introduced a “new and innovative” financing tool last month to help Chicago renovate failing infrastructure without precipitating another budget crisis, many in the city were …
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Most Workers Shut Out of Wage Gains in Past 40 Years
Brian Beutler reports in Talking Points Memo that the liberal Economic Policy Institute is coming out soon with a new edition of their annual report, ‘The State of Working America.” A graph …
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Britain’s Leaders Force Nation Down Wrong Economic Path
(Image: CartoonArts International / The New York Times Syndicate)When David Cameron became prime minister of Britain and announced his austerity plans — buying completely into both the confidence fairy …
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Occupy’s Lockout: Sotheby’s Struggle Enters Tenth Month
Sotheby’s New York auction house made international headlines last week, selling Edvard Much's painting “The Scream” for a record $119.9 million. But few stories mentioned what was happening outside …