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“Making the Promises Real”: Labor and the Paris Climate Agreement
A labor climate program can draw together workers, unions and allies around protecting jobs by protecting the climate.
In Europe, Are the Chemical Industry’s Interests Taking Precedence Over People’s Lives?
Journalist Stephane Horel discusses how industry lobbies have delayed the regulation of substances known to cause health problems.
For the Student Debt Movement, Jubilee Is an Old Idea Made New
Students are learning how far we have fallen since the 1960s, when most public universities were almost free.
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Margaret Flowers and Jill Stein | Contaminated Water Requires a National Public Health Mobilization
Beyond Flint, water supplies across the US have been contaminated by radioactive pollution from abandoned uranium mines.
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Why Is My Kindergartner Being Groomed for the Military at School?
In the US, young children are primed for military recruitment before they're old enough to ask questions. How can we push back?
Naomi Klein: Climate Change “Not Just About Things Getting Hotter“
I've been pretty apocalyptic up until now, but “This Changes Everything” is actually an argument for our best chance to build a better society.
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Mitigating the Harm Done to Children’s Health in Flint
Nowhere near enough is being done to heal Flint's poisoned children.
Emergency Manager Who Switched Flint Water Resigns From Detroit Schools
Congress is holding its first hearing today on lead poisoning in the water supply of Flint, Michigan.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: We Need to Address Our Plastic Problem Now, and More
In today's On the News segment: Ending plastic waste would also have the added benefit of slowing climate change; Denmark has set another world record for wind power; snow …