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No More Colonialism Disguised as Financial Assistance: The US Must Relinquish Puerto Rico
The US may soon oversee the finances of the entire government of Puerto Rico, marking a new era in Caribbean colonialism.
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Why Are Los Angeles Children Drinking Cloudy, Discolored Water?
Plastic bags are covering water fountains and the children are being given plastic water bottles.
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Why a GOP Challenger Is Unlikely to Beat Trump
With five of the last seven Republican nominees refusing to endorse Trump, the GOP is facing its biggest rift since 1912.
Will 712 Democratic Officials Decide the 2016 Election? The Secret History of Superdelegates
Hillary Clinton began the primaries with a more than 400-delegate lead by securing support from superdelegates.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: US Beekeepers Lost 44 Percent of Honey Bee Colonies in 2015, and More
In today's On the News segment: US beekeepers lost 44 percent of honey bee colonies in 2015; microplastics might be contaminating the air we breathe; an atmospheric measuring station …
Noam Chomsky on Trump’s Climate Denialism: He Wants Us to March Toward the Destruction of the Species
“This is a really astonishing moment in human history,” Chomsky said.
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Meet the Ayn Rand Enthusiast Whose Private College Empire Reaps a Fortune From the Government
Carl Barney says Rand gave him his “central purpose.”
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To Leave the Future Open: On the False “Choices” of Election 2016
My reasons for not voting for Clinton are not rooted in an uncritical, magic-inflected allegiance to Bernie Sanders.
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What Does a Socialist Movement Look Like?
For the first time in many years, the presidential elections are interesting — and we have socialism to thank for that.
Power Failure: Appalachia Plans for Life Beyond Coal
Though it's long been a region of economic hardship, Appalachian Kentucky now faces a crisis of alarming proportions.