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The Energy Wars Heat Up: Six Recent Clashes and Conflicts on a Planet Heading Into Energy Overdrive
Conflict and intrigue over valuable energy supplies have been features of the international landscape for a long time. Major wars over oil have been fought every decade or so …
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Why Isn’t Closing 40 Philadelphia Public Schools National News?
On February 14, 2012, Pennsylvania public school students, parents and teachers converged at the Capitol Rotunda to denounce Governor Corbett's education plans and demand better schools. (Photo: karathepirate) If …
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Year Shapes Up to Be Big One for Both Sides of Gay Marriage Battle
Supporters of gay marriage watch President Barack Obama's interview with Robin Roberts of ABC News at the Human Rights Campaign Headquarters in Washington, May 9, 2012. (Photo: Doug Mills …
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Afghanistan
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In the Closet
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Women Artists Still Face Discrimination
Twenty-seven years ago, the Guerrilla Girls - an anonymous group of artists who use humor to illustrate gender inequities in the art world - surveyed the most influential galleries …
Economic Democracy, Not Austerity or Keynesian “Growth“
Protesters demonstrate against austerity cuts in London on March 26, 2011. (Photo: lewishamdreamer) Recent defeats of Dutch, Greek and French governing parties show rising opposition to their austerity policies. …
A Dumb War
In the airport in Atlanta yesterday, I happened to be standing next to some American soldiers, wearing camouflage, on their way to Afghanistan. They knew the name of the …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Oil Prices Are the Lowest They Have Been This Year So Far, and More
In today's On the News segment: A new poll shows that only 27 percent of Americans support the war in Afghanistan, oil prices continue to fall, Michele Bachmann becomes …
Obama Affirms Personal Support for Marriage Equality
President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign rally in Columbus, Ohio, May 5, 2012. (Photo: Stephen Crowley / The New York Times)President Obama has come out in support of …