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In Fracking Hotbed, a Muted Approach to Regulation
In Ohio, where gas drilling is booming and toxic waste abundant, legislators acted modestly to address concerns about public safety.
The Cops Killed Her Son; That Did Not Stop Her
Juanita Young talks about the death of her son, Malcolm Ferguson, a 23-year old man murdered by NYPD officer Louis Rivera.
Why Democrats Are Paying Attention to Piketty’s Book on Inequality
The increasing popularity of French economist Thomas Piketty's book points to how Democrats hope to make inequality a political issue in November elections.
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Chevron in Ecuador Representative of Multinationals’ Continuing Abuse of Indigenous Peoples
When the company became inactive in Ecuador, it left a catastrophic mess behind.
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Jackson Rising: Black Millionaires Won’t Lift Us Up, but Cooperation and the Solidarity Economy Might
The myth of wealthy and powerful African Americans creating wealth for the rest of the community doesn't, and never did, work.
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Myanmar Wakes Up to Climate Change
Between 2008 and 2013, when Myanmar remained largely closed off to the rest of the world, it suffered a terrible toll at the hands of nature that remained largely …
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Glenn Greenwald’s New Book: No Place to Hide
In “No Place to Hide,” Glenn Greenwald makes a persuasive case that we are all subject to the forces of surveillance.
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Bayou Corne Residents Still Evacuated Nearly Two Years After Salt Mine Collapse Caused Sinkhole
It's been almost two years since a salt mine collapsed in Bayou Corne, 77 miles from New Orleans, causing a sinkhole to open up and natural gas to spread …
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Dahr Jamail | “Devastating” Impacts of Climate Change Increasing
A massive collapse of an ice sheet in Western Antarctica has begun and, according to scientists, is most likely an unstoppable event that will cause an inevitable rise in …