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Environment
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What Corporate Media and Corporate Latino Politicians Won’t Tell You About Central American Child Refugees
Why can't Latino politicians and corporate media call the current wave of Central American children refugees, when that's what they plainly are?
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El Salvador Launches Public Education Campaign to Curtail Emigration of Children
El Salvador's campaign to curtail the emigration of children will likely get more traction should public security significantly improve.
Israel’s Groundhog Day: Reverse Snowballs and the Horror of Lawn-Mowing
Ironically, the very mechanisms of economic sanction engineered by Israeli and pro-Israel lobbies against Iran and Syria are likely increasingly to be applied to Israel itself.
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Denton City Council Rejects Fracking Ban: Referendum Will Be on November Ballot
The Denton, Texas city council failed to pass a fracking ban in after an eight-hour meeting residents called “theater.”
Common Minerals: Lifeblood of the Economic System, Disappearing Along With Fossil Fuels
From our current depletable and polluting energy sources to the rare minerals that are vital to modern technology, the earth's nonrenewable resources are not far from disappearing, warns author …
Nobel Economist Joseph Stiglitz Hails New BRICS Bank Challenging US-Dominated World Bank and IMF
A group of five countries has launched its own development bank to challenge the US-dominated World Bank and International Monetary Fund.
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A Mysterious Hole at the End of the World
The wilderness of Siberia has just gotten a lot more mysterious.
California’s Severe Drought Continues, but Private Businesses Remain Saturated
Could it be that the large influx of private corporations over the past years has resulted in a new San Francisco, one that appeases the demands of these enterprises, …
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Mexican Farmers Oppose Expansion of Transgenic Crops
Mexico does not need transgenics.
The Caribbean: A Clean Energy Revolution on the Front Lines of Climate Change
Clean energy technologies are making headway throughout the Caribbean - and the US should take note.