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Environment
Two Years On, Fukushima Raises Many Questions, Provides One Clear Answer
A report from a conference of nuclear scientists takes a look at what's missing from investigations into Fukushima.
Subsidized Corn Destroying Global Bio-Diversity
James Boyce: Industrial agriculture threatening existence of small farmers growing corn in Mexico and Guatemala; potatoes in Peru and the Andes; rice in Bangladesh and Southeast Asia - farmers …
An Interview With the Widow of Tunisia’s Slain Popular Leader
Assassinations do, as we have seen on many continents in many eras, change history. For those left behind the slain, some have responded by trying to carry out the …
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The Game With North Korea: Nuclear Roulette Has No Winners
So-called nuclear deterrence is a risky game in which the losers could be the global community at large.
The Monsanto Protection Act? A Debate on Controversial New Measure Over Genetically Modified Crops
President Obama outraged food activists last week when he signed into law a spending bill with a controversial rider that critics have dubbed the “Monsanto Protection Act.”
ExxonMobil Tar Sands Oil Pipeline Ruptures in Arkansas as Obama Ponders Fate of Keystone XL
ExxonMobil continues its cleanup efforts after a ruptured pipeline sprayed thousands of barrels of crude oil from Canada across a central Arkansas subdivision.
Donald Trump Picks the Wrong Scottish Farmers to Brawl With
When Donald Trump tried to develop a stretch of pristine Scottish seaside into a golf course, the feisty local community pushed back. A new documentary film tells the story.
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Exxon Oil Pipeline Floods Arkansas Town, Concerns Grow About Keystone
The spill was caused by a leak in a pipeline that goes from Illinois to Texas.
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US Moves Missile-Tracking Radar Platform Closer to North Korea
The sea-based X-band radar is heading over from Pearl Harbor, a Pentagon official says. The John S. McCain guided missile destroyer is also being sent.
Putsch: Iceland‘s Crowd-Sourced Constitution Killed by Parliament
Following its spectacular plunge from grace in 2008 when its banking system crashed, inflicting huge damage on foreign creditors as well as on local residents, Iceland caught attention for …