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Obama Needs to Stand His Ground
Republicans in the House are like a bunch of 3-year-olds playing with matches, which means President Obama has to be the disciplinarian in this dysfunctional family.
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Kissinger and Chile: In an Age of Vigilantes, There Is Cause for Optimism
The National Security Archive has posted documents that reveal much about Henry Kissinger's role in the crushing of the democratic government of Chile in 1973.
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“Frackademia” Conflicts of Interest Mar University of Michigan Report
The University of Michigan's fracking study's steering committee members contributed to Michigan Chamber of Commerce's political campaign against the Committee to Ban Fracking in Michigan's ballot initiative... and an …
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4 Ways to Share the Season’s Harvest (and Make Friends Doing It)
Guerrilla grafting, crop mobs, and other ways to make the fruits of your labor go further.
USDA Seeks to Expand Pilot Program Which Leaves Meat Contaminated With Fecal Matter
The USDA has plans to expand a privatized meat inspection model that has failed at preventing contamination of meat.
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Mobilizing for War, Not Jobs
People across the nation are - or should be - asking why is it that this monumental lobbying effort can be mounted to get involved in still another foreign …
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You Can Beat City Hall: How We Stopped the US Bombing of Syria
Robert Naiman: It wasn't anti-political engagement loudmouths who stopped the war. It was people who engaged Congress.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: After Recession America Remains in a New Gilded Age, and More
In today's On the News segment: According to a new report from economists Emmanuel Saez and Thomas Piketty, based on numbers from the internal revenue service, the top ten …
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The Prison System Welcomes My Newborn Niece to This World
During and after the birth of my niece, my sister was allowed no family or friends at her bedside. Following the birth, a guard shackled my sister's ankles …
The US Has No Credibility Dealing With Chemical Weapons
The US bypassed a chance to support a region-wide chemical weapons disarmament agreement in the Middle East when it was proposed by Syria a decade ago, points out Stephen …