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Guantanamo, Drone Strikes and the Non-War Terror War: Obama Speaks
Obama explained how he plans to continue his war on terror without calling it a war on terror.
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How Electric Cars Save Human Lives
Since cars are a major burner of fossil fuels, one of the actions that we should take right now is to invest more in cleaner and greener automobile technology.
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Climate Policies Must Break Free from Big Oil
It seems an odd time for environment policy wonks to throw a party. The level of carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere is higher than it has been in …
Farmland – the New “Blood Diamonds” in Sierra Leone?
Large investors have leased close to 23 percent of Sierra Leone's arable land.
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Organizing on Both Sides of the Border
Activists around the country are organizing in support of immigrant rights. Martina Molina reports.
OECD: Inequality Rising Faster than Ever
The Great Recession has widened the gap between the developed worldu2019s affluent and everyone else.
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US for First Time Acknowledges Role in Deaths of Americans in Drone Strikes
The Obama administration sought to justify the killing of only one and said nothing about the other three.
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Resistance in Ohio, Fracking’s Dumping Ground
Ohio has become a fracking dumping ground, with 179 wells absorbing more than 1 billion gallons of hazardous wastewater from the process from several states, and now legislators and …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Oklahoma Tornado Highlights Need to Address Climate Change, and More
In today's On the News segment: Yesterday, the city of Moore, Oklahoma was devestated by a monster tornado; Apple may also be the biggest tax-dodger in history; and more. …