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Can Social Media Seize Control of Our Elections?
Social media is changing the way that people get their news, but it's not a silver bullet.
Civil Disobedience Planned on Capitol Hill to Cap Week With More Than 900 Arrests
More than 900 people have been arrested over the past week on Capitol Hill.
George Monbiot: Never-Ending Growth Cannot Be Sustained on a Finite Planet
Author George Monbiot discusses his new book, what brought the climate to a crisis point and what we can do about it.
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Forty Percent of US Electricity Could Come From Rooftop Solar
Integrating rooftop solar shouldn't just be about retrofitting existing homes.
The Dark Money Is on a Contested Convention and Paul Ryan
Ryan simply puts a smiling face on the same extremist policies the Kochs and their allies have been pushing all along.
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Bernie Sanders Calls for National Fracking Ban, Addresses Fracking-Related Methane Pollution
As Sanders attempts an upset in New York's primary, he began focusing on fracking and climate change.
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In West Virginia, Fracking Wastewater May Be Messing With Hormones
Waste leaching from frack disposal wells are the likely source of a spike in endocrine-disrupting compounds.
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Hell’s Shells
As in Libya, Avaaz Campaigned for Syria No-Fly Zone That Even Top Generals Opposed
The New York City-based Avaaz is easily the most influential Internet-based advocacy organization.
Dark Money and Lobbyists Serving as Superdelegates Could Decide the 2016 Race
In a close race, superdelegates could determine the Democratic Party's nominee.