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Environment
Put the Environment at the Center of the Global Economy: An Argument for the Eco-Currency
The environmental challenges we face today, from spreading deserts to rising oceans, compel us to reconsider the conventional concepts of growth and recognize that they cannot easily be reconciled …
Climate Tipping Point? Concentration of Carbon Dioxide Tops 400 ppm for First Time in Human History
Scientists are warning the planet has now reached a grim climate milestone not seen for two or three million years.
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Sunken Treasure
Nitrogen-filtering oysters.
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It’s Time for a Manufacturing Revolution
Protecting American jobs is one of the legacies of the Revolutionary war. Why is it not important to politicians today?
Above All Else: A David and Goliath Story
Truthout interviews a filmmaker whose forthcoming documentary chronicles one landowner's fight against the Keystone XL.
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Marriage Equality Victories Show How Change Happens, One Step at a Time
Before 2004, no state allowed same-sex marriage. Today, it's legal in 11 states and the District of Columbia. If you want to see how political progress is made, look …
Medicare Drug Program Fails to Monitor Prescribers, Putting Seniors and Disabled at Risk
ProPublica investigates a government program which subsidizes danegerous drugs for the elderly.
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The Mines that Fracking Built, Part Two
Mike Ludwig continues to cover the impact of fracking across the country.
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Celebrating Mother’s Day and World Fair Trade Day on the Same Weekend
Celebrating Mother's Day and World Fair Trade Day on the same weekend has never felt better, nor been more appropriate.
A Penny a Pound, Plus Power: The Coalition of Immokalee Workers Changes History
As Wendy's shareholders convene their annual meeting in New York, farmworkers from the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) are calling on the remaining, hold-out, major fast food corporation to …