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Environment
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The Second Presidential Debate: Can We Talk About Climate Change Now?
Our next president needs to keep fossil fuels in the ground and lead the fight against catastrophic climate change from day one.
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It Isn’t Snowden Who Should Be Asking for a Pardon
It is not Snowden but Obama who should be asking for a pardon.
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A Cynical Environmentalism: Protecting Nature to Prepare for War
The US military claims it spends millions on conservation but impacted communities call it “greenwashing.”
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Liberty Is Security: The Lesson Not Drawn From Post-9/11 Government Overreach
What should be seen as incompatible with liberty and safety is the overreach of the state in the name of ensuring both of them.
Time to Save the World Now
The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has stayed above 400 parts per million throughout the entire year.
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Standing Together to Protect the Earth
Let us join our collective voices together and tell our leaders that we are no longer going to stay silent while our precious Mother Earth gets abused.
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Standing Firm at Standing Rock: Why the Struggle Is Bigger Than One Pipeline
For indigenous people, the fight to halt the Dakota Access Pipeline is about reviving a way of life.
Madoff in the White House? How Trump’s Conflicts of Interest Could Become Ours
Giving Trump the White House threatens to be no better than giving Madoff your bank account information.
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Kratom Could Be Criminalized Tomorrow if the DEA Doesn’t Back Down
A bipartisan coalition of nearly 50 members of Congress is calling on the DEA to delay the ban on kratom, a folk remedy.
Worse Than a Slaughterhouse: 250,000 Trapped in East Aleppo Amid Devastating Bombing Campaign
The Obama administration is threatening to cut off diplomatic talks with Russia on Syria in the wake of bombings.