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The Corrupt Corporate Incarceration Complex
(Image: Lance Page / Truthout; Adapted: kitsu / Flickr) Seventeen-year-old Hillary Transue did what lots of 17-year-olds do: Got into mischief. Hillary's mischief was composing a MySpace …
Why Media-Centric Political Action Often Fails
Rep. Michele Bachmann gives an interview to Pajamas TV in front of a “Kill the Bill” sign after addressing the Tea Party crowd.(Photo: theqspeaks / Flickr)
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Minnesota Government Shuts in Budget Fight
Chicago - Minnesota began what is expected to become the broadest shutdown of state services in its history early Friday, after Republicans and Democrats there failed to agree on …
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Our Robotic Assassins
Washington - The skies over at least six countries are patrolled by robotic aircraft, operated by the U.S. military or the CIA, that fire missiles to carry out targeted …
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New York Proposes Permanent Ban on Fracking Near Watershed and State Land
Update June 30, 5:31 p.m.: New York's Department of Environmental Conservation just announced it will recommend prohibiting high-volume hydraulic fracturing in and around the watersheds serving New York City …
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Senate to Skip July Recess to Work on Budget and Debt
Washington - The Senate will work next week instead of taking a lengthy Fourth of July recess after President Barack Obama insisted that lawmakers should stay in Washington to …
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Getting Better NOW
Yeah, it gets better. But what about when some armored tank with ears is escorting you, face first, into your locker or a ditch? Or some charm-challenged …
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“Bad Teacher”: Films as Teaching Tools
(Image: Sony Pictures) Lately, it seems, Hollywood has been drilling deep for the bottom of the barrel of mediocrity. The official consensus goes: at the turn of …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: TSA Agents Working With Radiation Machines Develop Cancer, and More
(Image: Troy Page / Truthout; Adapted: phunkstarr, Travelin' Librarian, Joshua Davis) In today's On the News segment, Thom Hartmann discusses a letter sent by 248 economists demanding …
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Nuclear Plant Inspections Find Flaws in Disaster Readiness
At the Arkansas Nuclear One plant outside Russellville, several portable pumps dedicated to flood control didn't work. (Photo: xyzpdqfoo) A special inspection of US nuclear plants after …