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Environment
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Has Our Food Been Contaminated by Chevron’s Wastewater?
Are contaminants in the treated wastewater Chevron uses to irrigate food crops showing up on our dinner tables?
Pope Francis Sounds the Alarm on Climate Change
Does a hard-hitting policy statement on climate change make Pope Francis the new environmental prophet?
Damming the Future: The Struggle to Protect Kenya’s Ewaso Ngiro River
Indigenous people are coming together to resist the construction of a mega-dam along the only reliable river in the arid north of the country.
Transcontinental Railway Threatens Indigenous Communities in Brazil and Peru
Uncontacted tribes, the most vulnerable societies on the planet, would face devastation from invasions into their lands.
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Pesticides on Planes: How Airlines Are Softly Killing Us
If you have a fear of flying, the terror just catapulted to a whole new level.
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Fast Track Hands the Money Monopoly to Private Banks, Permanently
These disturbing revelations concerning TiSA are yet another reason to try to block secretive trade agreements like the TPP.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Institutional Racism Must End Once and for All, and More
In today's On the News segment: Systematic poverty, student debt strikers, environmental extremists, and more.
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Defending Life in Ecuadorian Resource Politics
Efforts to secure water rights and resist extractivism united campesino and indigenous organizers.
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Richard Falk: US “Misadventure” in Libya
Excerpt from international expert Richard Falk's new book traces the history and effects of US “misadventure” in Libya.
G7 False Commitments Won’t Help Us Tackle 7-Million Air Pollution Deaths
If the planet is to avoid large increases in global warming, massive actions never before accomplished by humankind will be necessary.