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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Hawaii Is the Latest Battleground in the Fight for Solar Energy, and More
In today's On the News segment: The Hawaiian Electric Company has been blocking thousands of residents from generating their own electricity; the loss of sea ice in the Arctic …
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Wolf in Sheep’s Skin? On the Use and Abuse of Volunteerism, AKA Unpaid Labor
It is time to question this trend and what it means for the rising percentage of unemployed people who are pushed into working for free.
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Arab-American and Muslim-American Opposition Could Stop “Fast-Track” Trade Bill
It's easy to be perceived as powerful if serious opponents don't show up to fight you.
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To Defend the Environment, Support Social Movements Like Berta Caceres and COPINH
The 2015 Goldman Environmental Prize has been awarded to Berta Caceres.
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Five Years After the BP Oil Spill, Gulf Coast Residents Say “BP Hasn’t Made Things Right“
Behind the industry public relations spin, many coastal residents have seen their livelihoods destroyed and their health comprised.
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Government Contract Workers Strike for Better Pay
The protest is over low pay by federal contractors.
Kenyan Mother Wins Goldman Prize for Anti-Lead Protest After Her Own Breast Milk Made Baby Sick
Omido organized to close a lead plant in Mombasa.
At Least 116 Environmental Defenders Were Murdered Last Year, Mostly in Latin America
Killings of environmental activists are on the rise.
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Prison Privatization in Brazil Follows US Model
Brazil has the world's fourth-largest prison population. Like the US, Brazil is rapidly advancing in the privatization of its incarceration system.
Why the FDA Doesn’t Really Know What’s in Your Food
A massive legal loophole means companies can add new ingredients to foods with no government safety review.