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French Secret Service Agent Who Led Fatal 1985 Bombing of Greenpeace Ship Breaks His Silence
Jean-Luc Kister wants to apologize for his actions 30 years ago.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Large Infrastructure Projects Could Have Disastrous Effects on Our Planet, and More
In today's On the News segment: The large infrastructure projects planned in the next 15 years could have a disastrous effect on our planet; the US Navy is investing …
Ladydrawers: … Like Lupus
The Ladydrawers look at race and autoimmune disorders, and the disproportionate number of women of color affected by lupus.
Told to Fix Leaky Oil Train Cars in Two Months, Owners Sought Three Years
Regulators gave the owners until end of 2015.
“And God Is the Water”: Reflections on the EPA Spill, Power and the US Southwest
A complete reconceptualization of power is required to stop the painful death march in the US Southwest.
“You Fly to the Edge of the Tar Sands, and … No Life”: The Issue of Our Time
University of Montana professor George Price on permaculture, race and how he's standing up to tar sands extraction.
What to Do About 500,000 Abandoned Mines Around the US?
Officials are warning that the Gold King spill wasn't the first spill to dye the river, and it's not likely to be the last.
Growing Doubt: A Scientist’s Experience of GMOs
“I now believe, as a much more experienced scientist, that GMO crops still run far ahead of our understanding of their risks.”
Infants and Mothers in Gaza Pay the Price for Eight Years of Israeli Siege
The health sector across the Gaza strip has been in a constant state of crisis for nearly a decade.
How Charles Koch Prevents Clean Energy Businesses From Succeeding
The Kochs use their political influence and funding for efforts to repeal laws designed to support the deployment of more renewable electricity.