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Big Coal Faces Big Opposition in Pacific Northwest
Earlier this month, activists in the Pacific Northwest scored a victory over one of the world's most powerful industries.
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In Europe, March Against Monsanto Is Latest Rejection of the GMO Giant
An official ban on GM crops is still absent in most EU states, but regions have defined themselves as GMO-free.
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I-5 Bridge Collapses Over Skagit River; Three People Rescued
A collapsed bridge in Seattle is one violent example of the city's many architectural failures.
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The Corporate Dictatorship of PBS and NPR
Thanks to the giant transnational corporations that own them, mainstream media outlets tailor their programming to appease their corporate backers.
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The Growing Global Challenge to Monsanto’s Monopolistic Greed
As more people realize the struggle against Monsanto is one for human survival, a movement is building.
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The Green Shadow Cabinet and a Mental Health Declaration of Independence
In what has become a “psychiatric-pharmaceutical industrial complex,” giant drug companies have corrupted mental health institutions, research, and practice. Most major mental health organizations and institution from which the …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Reid Threatening “Nuclear Option” to Banish Filibuster, and More
In today's On the News segment: recently released hospital billing data shows huge disparities in how uninsured patients were charged for care, and more.
The Collapse of Journalism, and the Journalism of Collapse
The 21st century has been characterized by bad news that keeps getting worse and worse.
Chicago Teachers and Parents Launch Three Day March Against 54 School Closings
Increased gun violence expected in Chicago as school closings will force students to cross gang lines in America's deadliest city.
Arab Spring Not Over Yet in Bahrain
While the world focuses on the fallout from the Arab Spring in major countries like Egypt and Syria, a seething frustration continues to mount among democracy aspirants on the …