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Secretive and Seedy: How Aid Donors Are Opening the Agribusiness Flood Gates
When big agribusiness teams up with international aid organizations to corner the market on seeds, everyone loses.
California Water Wars: Another Form of Asset Stripping?
In California's epic drought, wars over water rights continue, while innovative alternatives for increasing the available water supply go untapped.
Pacific Islanders Say Climate Finance “Essential” for Paris Agreement
Leaders in the region are calling with renewed urgency for global action on climate finance, which they say is vital for building climate resilience and arresting development losses.
An Angry White House Vows to Confront Netanyahu, but Will It End Key US Support for Occupation?
Administration officials have already vowed the billions of dollars in US military aid to Israel will continue unimpeded.
“Inside Baghdad’s Brutal Battle Against ISIS”: In Chaos of Post-Invasion Iraq, Militias Take Hold
Journalist Matthieu Aikins talks about the rise of militias in Iraq and its return to the sectarian warfare that ravaged the country in the years after the 2003 US …
Lawsuit Launched Over EPA’s Approval of a New Insecticide
Federal approval of a new insecticide as an alternative to neonicotinoids draws the ire of organizations concerned about impacts on bees, endangered wildlife.
New Documentary Trailer Shows How Denton, Texas, Upstaged the Oil and Gas Industry
A new documentary trailer highlights Denton residents uphill battle against oil and gas interests in Texas.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: California’s Water Supply Dwindles, and More
California Gov. Jerry Brown is asking for help, and more.
Penny and Pound Foolish: Massachusetts Governor’s MassHealth Savings Plan
A new cost cutting plan is likely to cost the Commonwealth a great deal, both in terms of salaries and in terms of health.
“Data Trespass,” Wyoming’s Fancy Name for Ag-Gag
Governor Matt Mead signed Senate file 12, a bill that makes it a felony to trespass to unlawfully collect data.