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Citizens Mobilize to Resist Undemocratic Corporate Water Grabs
We must continue to organize in the United States around similar, pro-active democratic solutions, to prepare for a future increasingly defined by resource scarcity, and fundamentally threatened by the …
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Clear Proof Obama’s Surveillance Oversight Board Is a Pathetic Sideshow
The easiest way for leaders to manage public outcry is to put on an elaborate performance of mock reform.
Hottest Year Ever
The 2014 average global temperature was very likely the highest ever recorded, but this is really beside the point.
Why Public Banks Outperform Private Banks: Unfair Competition or a Better Mousetrap?
Under the TPP and TTIP, publicly-owned banks might wind up getting sued for unfair competition.
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Scientists: We Cannot Geoengineer Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis
“When people realize that we're considering these crazy things, it might encourage them to push more for mitigation,” one scientist said.
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New Book Showcases FBI Efforts to Sabotage the US Left
“Heavy Radicals” outlines how the FBI infiltrated '60s Maoist political groups.
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Leaked Files Reveal New Bankster Scam
HSBC helped thousands of wealthy customers dodge taxes, industry leaks reveal.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: EPA Gives President Obama Cover to Reject Keystone XL, and More
Tar sands present a huge risk.
The “Great War” of Sinai: How to Lose a “War on Terror“
The audacity of the militants seems consistent with the sense of despair felt by the tribes of Sinai, who are caught in a devastating politically motivated “war on terror”.