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Obama Administration Approves ALEC Model Bill for Fracking Chemical Fluid Disclosure on Public Lands
Almost two years after FracFocus' debut, it is important to scrutinize its disastrous performance.
“The Unimaginable Has Happened”: Massive Tornado Kills Dozens, Flattens Suburb of Oklahoma City
Dozens have been killed and more than 200 wounded in a devastating tornado in Oklahoma.
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The Goodman Affair: Monsanto Targets the Heart of Science
Behind the study launched to discredit French research that cast unflattering light on Monsanto products.
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Rough Sailing Ahead for Health Care Reform, But It’s Not Our Only Option
Affordable healthcare teeters on the edge as Republicans battle against it and Democrats fail to promote it.
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New Path to Citizenship Looks More Like an Obstacle Course
Despite hopeful protests demanding citizenship for undocumented workers, new legislation would make the path to citizenship more complicated.
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We Must Reclaim Our Farmland From the Rural Oligarchy
Industrialized agriculture is destroying civilization. But another way to sustain society exists.
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Fearlessness Grows From the Grass Roots
A popular resistance is developing throughout the nation; and the more the government fails to listen, the more the media fails to report it, the bigger the explosion of …
Marc Lendler: “Every Idea Is an Incitement…“
While Gitlow v. New York is a staple for anyone studying constitutional law, most people in the US have never heard of it, let alone understand how critical it …
FEMA Denies Aid to Housing Co-ops After Sandy
Maybe it's time we overhaul our notion of ownership and “home” just as we're updating our notion of “family.”
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Fracking the Suburbs: An Explosive Combination?
As oil and gas get harder to find, the industry is drilling in suburbia - and the neighbors aren't pleased.