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Wisconsin Federal Court Decision Could Mark Beginning of End for GOP Photo ID Restrictions
This week's federal court decision to strike down Wisconsin's polling place Photo ID law has national significance and does not bode well for Republicans.
Corporate Contractors Dance For New Energy Project
Contractors, lobbyists and officials attending the Homeland Security Congress in Washington DC yesterday did a “traditional” Native American circle dance to celebrate a fictitious new US government plan, the …
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Mother’s Day
A humorous look at Mother's Day...
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Climate Change Report Sets the Table for New Emissions Rules
Climate change is real and is impacting every corner of the nation right now, says a report released yesterday by the Obama administration.
Could a US-Japan “Green Alliance” Transform the Climate-Energy Equation?
During President Obama's recent trip to Japan, there was no emphasis on US-Japan military cooperation on climate change.
Keystone XL Pipeline Likely Not Headed for Senate Vote
First Nation activist Clayton Thomas-Muller and journalist Steve Horn discuss reports that the push to force a Senate vote on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline has been thwarted.
Stanford Divests: Student-Led Movement Forces Elite School to Pull Its Money From Coal Companies
Stanford University's Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to stop investing in coal-mining companies because of climate change concerns.
Foretelling Devastating Impact, Will White House Climate Report Spark Action on Global Warming?
A new report warns human-driven climate change is having dramatic health, ecological and financial impacts across the US.
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When Corporate America Gets Too Big to Tax
This elephant in the room is too big to fail, jail or pay its fair share.
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Hazardous Cargo: Shipping Highly Flammable Bakken Crude Oil by Rail
When residents in the Quebec town of Lac-Mu00e9gantic describe the scene after an oil-train derailed and then exploded there last July, they say the burning petroleum was like a …