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Temperatures in 2016 Approach Limit Set at Paris Climate Conference
There is no evidence to lead us to believe that these dramatic planetary warming trends will not continue unabated.
Hillary Clinton’s Business of Corporate Shilling and War-Making
Abby Martin reveals how the Clintons' multi-million-dollar political machine operates.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: A Possible Nuclear Waste Leak Triggers Alarm, and More
In today's On the News segment: Workers at the Hanford nuclear waste site in Oregon say that the public is being deceived about a “catastrophic” leak; we have shattered …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Wealthy Americans More Likely to Have Retirement Accounts, and More
Low wages aren't the only reason that the poor are getting poorer and the richer are getting richer.
A Pipeline Defeated: How a Small Town Saved Itself
The next time you find yourself thinking corporate power is indomitable, remember Rindge, New Hampshire.
Has Haiti’s Cholera Epidemic Become a Permanent Problem?
There are now worrying signs that cholera has transitioned from an outbreak to an endemic disease.
As Paris Deal Is Signed, Gulf Coast Residents Demand End to Drilling — Entirely
As the world marks Earth Day, more than 60 heads of state meet at the United Nations headquarters to sign the Paris climate agreement aimed at slowing climate change.
Celebrating Indigenous Resistance: An Essay for Earth Day
The conservation movement cannot succeed without recognizing and respecting sacred places, traditional ecological knowledge and indigenous rights.
Officials Charged in Flint Water Poisoning, but Governor Snyder Has Not Even Been Questioned
The first criminal charges have been filed in the ongoing Flint water contamination crisis.
Consequences of Consciousness: Sy Montgomery on Human Treatment of Other Animals
Author and naturalist Sy Montgomery discusses what we can do to better respect the life course of other sentient beings.