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The Discipline of Tending to Our Own Planet
We who are alive today are the trustees of this planet for future generations. We're failing in our responsibility to pass it on intact. We need a new Earth …
Decoding Medical Bills (Infographic)
Americans can’t afford health care. The average American family spends $19,393 annually for health care coverage. 60% of personal bankruptcies are linked to medical bills.
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Some Relationship Counseling for Feminism and the Left
(Photo: Mike Atherton / Flickr) Marriage is the only form of deep connection our society enthusiastically endorses. People seek marriages for the same reason they are so hard to …
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Secret Donor Gave Anti-Obama Group $10 Million, Watchdogs Demand IRS Crackdown
The name Crossroads Grassroots Political Strategies is misleading: much of the Karl Rove-affiliated group's funding comes from megarich donors, not a grassroots political movement, and campaign finance reformers say …
Truthout Reporter Mike Ludwig on RT: Are EPA Fracking Regulations Hurting Jobs?
On Tuesday the battle of new regulations on the hydraulic fracturing technique continued on Capitol Hill. The EPA put the finishing touches on new rules that are intended to …
Taking Uncle Sam for a Ride: How Pakistan Makes Washington Pay for the Afghan War
The following ingredients should go a long way to produce a political thriller. Mr. M, a jihadist in an Asian state, has emerged as the mastermind of a terrorist …
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Get Your Boot Off My Neck
Ayulta; Guerrero, Mexico - Last weekend, my 14-year-old daughter, Michaela, and I were en route to Easter Sunday mass in Acapulco. We were stopped, harassed, threatened, and detained by …
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NRA Awards Scott Walker for Pushing Concealed Guns and the ALEC-related “Castle Doctrine” (Shoot First) Laws
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker asked members of the National Rifle Association (NRA) for “help” and “support” in his upcoming recall election in a speech at the organization's annual meeting on April …
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Six People You Need to Start a Revolution
Successful change movements run on diversity. Here are the essential skill sets no revolution can win without. With the 99% Spring up and rolling and set to bring 100,000 …
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After “Constructive” Talks on Iran Nuclear Program, Hopes Rise for Diplomacy
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. (Photo: Hiroko Masuike / The New York Times)Istanbul, Turkey - Major world powers Saturday said their first meeting with Iran in over a year took …