Truthout
Environment
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What “Orange Is the New Black” Gets Right about the Prison System – and What It Leaves Out
“Orange is the New Black” is the latest in a long line of criminal justice-themed TV shows. But its penitentiary setting allows it to broach issues about the criminal …
The Third Carbon Age: Don’t for a Second Imagine We’re Heading for an Era of Renewable Energy
Humanity is pioneering the third great carbon era, the Age of Unconventional Oil and Gas.
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Life at Louisiana’s Toxic Sinkhole: An Eco-Disaster Continues With No End in Sight
A year after a toxic sinkhole caused by one of Texas Brine's salt caverns either drove neighborhood homeowners in Louisiana out of their houses or left them with ongoing …
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The Courage of Bradley Manning Will Inspire Others to Seize Their Moment of Truth
John Pilger: Bradley Manning is a principled whistleblower and truth-teller who has been vilified and tortured.
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We’re All Being Poisoned by Deregulated Capitalism
The unregulated, earth-destroying capitalism that keeps the one-percent on top is killing everyone, whether they live on the Upper East Side or in the Mississippi Delta.
Housing Is Fundamental for a People’s Economic Recovery
Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers examine solutions to the housing crisis.
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Congressional Recess
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Obstruction
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I Only Regret That I Have But One Life to Give for My Country: Yours
Those who run our new surveillance state have not the slightest hesitation about sacrificing us on the altar of their plans.
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As Oil Industry Grows, Minnesotans Say Pipeline Operators Have Been Bad Neighbors
Despite a federal lawsuit over permit violations, Canadian company Enbridge Inc. is moving forward to expand the tar sands pipeline, much to the dismay of Minnesota residents.