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The Presidential Election and the Prospects for a Decent Future
The content and character of the 2012 U.S. presidential election does not bode well for the human race and other life on Earth.
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The Election as a Marketing Spectacle
Welcome to the most expensive election campaign on earth - and why it has nothing to do with democracy.
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A House Majority Leader with a Suspect Attitude Toward Corruption
A troubling narrative raises questions about death of graft bill in Congress.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Courts Help Disenfranchise Voters in Ohio
Courts are helping disenfranchise voters in Ohio.
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Brooklyn Students Lose Opportunity to Vote, Could Become a Trend in Hurricane Affected Areas
Students at Pratt Institute are being forced to choose between their grades and their vote as Hurricane Sandy impeded the school's intention to declare Election day a holiday for …
Oyster Creek Nuclear Alert: As Floodwaters Fall, More Questions Arise
New Jerseyu2019s Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station remains under an official Alert after flooding from Hurricane Sandy threatened to compromise the reactor's cooling abilities.
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Avoiding the Issue of Climate Change
Climate change as an issue is being ignored by the presidential candidates.
Fatalities in the GOP War on Regulation
Welcome to a glimpse of Mitt Romney's and the Republican's Party's Holy Grail for economic revival - a free market on steroids, and a war on regulation.
GMOs, Seed Wars and Knowledge Wars
The only way corporations can push GMO seeds on farmers is by destroying alternatives.
Fracking: We Know What We’re Against. What Are We FOR?
While the anti-fracking campaign is very vocal about what they are against, Maura Stephens outlines what goals the movement wants to accomplish.