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In Face of Harsh Austerity, UK’s Hunger Crisis Sparks First Student-Led Food Bank
The number of people relying on emergency food aid at food banks is on the rise in the UK.
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The Last Gift of Eduardo Galeano: Stories of History for the Sake of the Future
The Uruguayan journalist and historian authored more than 40 books, but his legacy will live on in our cultural imagination.
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Letting Pepsi Police Itself Isn’t Very Sweet
The government didn't get a chance to see whether a new calorie-cutting additive in Mug Root Beer is safe.
The Palestine Exception to the First Amendment
Those who do not like Palestinian human rights are frightened about their political hegemony being challenged.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: 25 Percent of the World’s Energy Will Be Generated by Renewables by 2020, and More
In today's On the News segment: According to a new report from the International Energy Agency, within five years, one quarter of all the world's energy will be generated …
GM Crops: An Uneasy Truce Hangs Over Europe
EU member states have now exercised a new conditional legal right to prevent GM crops from being cultivated within their own territories.
A Tale of Two Food Prizes
What's in a prize? The politics of distribution versus growth.
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Education for Refugees Can Help Save Syria’s Lost Generation
With limited and interrupted education, what does the future hold for these children - and for the future of Syria?
Feeding a New Economy: Local Food Systems in the South
A renewed focus local foods revitalizes communities and improves health while meeting the demands of a hungry nation.
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How to Fix Environmental Woes in Buenos Aires Shantytown
As soon as you enter Villa Inflamable you taste and feel chemicals and dust particles in your throat, saliva and lungs.