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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. …
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The Federal Government Has Forgotten Freedom of the Press
Slowly but surely, our government is infringing upon the rights of the media, and eating away at freedom of the press.
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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.