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Climate Change Gridlock: Where Do We Go From Here? (Part 2)
Global warming is no longer a fear for the future, it’s threatening human civilization now. But a good portion of humanity doesn’t seem that concerned. On this edition, part …
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Gordon Brown Alleges Shuttered Murdoch Paper Hired “Known Criminals“
Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has accused The Sunday Times - owned by News International, the British subsidiary of Mr. Murdoch’s News Corporation - of employing “known criminals” to …
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Tea Party Group Admits It Wants to “Shut Down Public Schools“
As ThinkProgress has documented, a tightly-knit group of right-wing Political Action Committees (PACs) and corporate foundations have unleashed an assault on public education, pushing school voucher schemes nationwide that …
Super-PACs and Dark Money: ProPublica’s Guide to the New World of Campaign Finance
More money will be flowing from more players with more opportunities to hide the source.
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Does Medicaid Matter? New Study Shows How Much
As we noted recently, one of the charges that policymakers seeking radical changes in Medicaid have leveled against the program is that Medicaid coverage is worse than no coverage. …
Why the Euro Is Not Worth Saving
(Photo: mammal) The Euro is crashing today to record lows against the Swiss Franc, and interest rates on Italian and Spanish bonds have hit record highs. This …
“Unequal Protection”: Corporations Go Global
(Image: JR / Truthout) People, at the time, generally weren’t all that concerned about the fate of the world’s dolphins. It was the last week of June …
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Grassroots Solutions to American Crises: From Collapse to Action
(Image: PM Press/Estreito Meios Productions) Reviewed: “Crossing the American Crises: From Collapse to Action” A Documentary Film by SÃlvia Leindecker and Michael Fox. Published by PM Press/Estreito …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Republicans Cut Off Money for High-Speed Rail, and More
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Is the Obama National Security Team a Pilotless Drone?
A soldier from A Company, 1 Rifles is pictured facing the downwash of a departing Merlin helicopter during Operation Omid Haft near the town of Alikosi in Helmand province, …