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Dave Zirin on the World Cup You Won’t See on TV: Protests, Tear Gas, Displaced Favela Residents
Protests are continuing on the streets of Brazil. Many Brazilians have expressed fury over Brazil spending an estimated $11 billion to host the cup while the country's hospitals and …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Strong Hurricanes Developing Earlier Than Usual, and More
For the first time since record-keeping began, two Category 4 hurricanes have developed in the Eastern Pacific Basin before July 1, and more.
Bill Moyers | Wall Street’s Secret Weapon: Congress
Why haven't any big bankers been prosecuted for their role in the housing crisis that led to the Great Recession? Bill Moyers has an answer.
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Recipe for Ripoffs
Deals that amount to NAFTA on steroids benefit corporations and hurt the rest of us.
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Hawks Push for Iraq War, the Rule of Law Prevents It
Obama does not have the authority to go to war without congressional authorization.
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Inaction Feeds Crisis Over Mississippi River, Environmentalists Say
Southern Louisiana is losing land masses the size of the nation's capital to the Gulf of Mexico every year.
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When Nature Gets a Price Tag
Will the calculus of putting monetary value on the environment save the planet, or subordinate a rapidly collapsing natural world to market forces?
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Restoring the Right to Vote
Last year, the Supreme Court decimated one of the civil rights movement's crowning achievements. Now, its time for Congress to pick up the pieces.
Myth vs. Fact: Violence and Mental Health
After mass shootings, like the ones these past weeks in Las Vegas, Seattle and Santa Barbara, the national conversation often focuses on mental illness. So what do we actually …
Canadian Mining in Latin America: Exploitation, Inconsistency, and Neglect
A dichotomy exists between mining by foreign investors who profit, and the communities in which it takes place which frequently are left by the wayside. The situation has worsened …