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Hope in the Age of Climate Consequences
As dark and foreboding as the future appears, it also offers unique possibilities.
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ALEC Wants to Educate High Schoolers on Balanced Budgets and Fiscal Austerity
The right-wing push to amend the Constitution to require a balanced federal budget is gaining momentum.
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Bankers From Major Institutions Still Not Held Responsible for Financial Crash
Eric Holder's deadline for review of individual cases passes with no action.
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North Carolina Could Become Fifth State With an Ag-Gag Law
A bill sitting on Governor McCrory's desk would make it illegal to document or film animal abuse on factory farms.
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Wine Empire Replaces Redwood Empire
Local residents and nature have been dominated by these outside investors; they reap the benefits, while the environment and residents pay the costs.
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Lessons From an Indian Tribe on How to Manage the Food-Forest Nexus
The indigenous group is once again at the forefront of a global problem - the twin issues of hunger and deforestation.
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Movement Builders Should Listen to Bernie Sanders: Focus on Mass Action, Not Candidates
He's even started bringing a long-taboo word back into mainstream American political conversation: socialism.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: New York Will Use Bank Settlements to Give Homeless Families Housing, and More
Do you want to see more stories like this published? Click here to help Truthout continue doing this work! In today's On the News segment: New York Attorney General …
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A Fossil-Fueled Fantasy
Coal-burning power plants that capture carbon aren't worth the expense.
Mexican Auto Workers Fired for Protesting Sexual Harassment
Twenty Mexican auto workers were fired for defending a co-worker from a harassing supervisor at the new Mazda assembly plant in Salamanca.