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Five SCOTUS Cases That Could Be Overruled In A Romney Court, And Five That Could Be Overruled Under Obama
On Monday, the Center for American Progress Action Fund released a report outlining many of the Supreme Court cases that could be overruled if President Obama appoints just one …
Fracking in Suburbia
About 79 gas wells have been drilled in Broadview Heights since 2005, including one well about 600 feet from Michelle Aini's house.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: International Report on Corrupt Democracies Issues Explicit Warning About US Politics, and More
In today's On the News segment: France will continue its ban of genetically modified food and natural gas hydrofracturing, and more.
How Coal Brought Us Democracy, and Oil Ended It: Lessons From the New Book “Carbon Democracy”
Long before politicians mewled helplessly about the power of u201cBig Oilu201d, carbon-based fuels were shaping our very political, legal, intellectual, and physical structures.
Putting US Nuclear Weapons Policies on Trial in the Court of Public Opinion
Until the issue of US nuclear weapons policy can be properly litigated in in a US domestic court, US policies related to the threat or use of nuclear weapons …
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Ryan Runs Into the Truth
Whether you run a marathon or run for office, facts and integrity matter.
Carbon Trading Scheme Close to Collapse
By 2020, countries that are signatory to the Kyoto protocol will have accumulated more than 17 billion tonnes of surplus emission reduction permits, a new study shows. This enormous …
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Dead Guantanamo Prisoner On Why He Gave Up on Life
Adnan Latif was found dead in his cell on September 10th, 2012, just a day before the eleventh anniversary of 9/11.
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Judge Blocks NDAA Indefinite Detention Clause, Truthout FOIA Cited in Testimony
Information revealed by a Truthout FOIA request was cited in testimony presented to a federal judge who ruled this week to permanently block the US military from enforcing part …
Echoing ALEC’s Playbook, the Real Story of Scott Walker’s Tort “Reform“
Walker's first move as governor was to outline ALEC-model legislation.