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The First Kill
Even though I never even knew her name, my Deer sister had become a part of me, and I of her.
Enbridge Pipeline Decision Violates Rights of First Nations
Chief Na'Moks of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation says the pipeline will have a devastating impact on the environment of First Nations communities.
Rare Earth Paradise
Will people mourn the loss of tweeting more than the loss of the mountain that made that tweeted picture of a mountain possible?
That Much Petroleum is That Much Bullshit: China Won the Oil War, and the Shale Oil Revolution is About to Shrivel Up
Wall Street is the government, and the New York Times is right across town. Maybe that's all you need to know to understand what's happened.
Pictou Landing Erects Blockade Against Northern Pulp Mill
The massive contamination of Boat Harbour, and the use of this once pristine tidal estuary as a raw effluent dump, continues uninterrupted.
Dave Zirin on the World Cup You Won’t See on TV: Protests, Tear Gas, Displaced Favela Residents
Protests are continuing on the streets of Brazil. Many Brazilians have expressed fury over Brazil spending an estimated $11 billion to host the cup while the country's hospitals and …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Strong Hurricanes Developing Earlier Than Usual, and More
For the first time since record-keeping began, two Category 4 hurricanes have developed in the Eastern Pacific Basin before July 1, and more.
Bill Moyers | Wall Street’s Secret Weapon: Congress
Why haven't any big bankers been prosecuted for their role in the housing crisis that led to the Great Recession? Bill Moyers has an answer.
Truthout Interviews Henry A. Giroux on Neoliberalism
We're living in a time of extremes: extreme weather conditions, extreme political polarization, and extreme power and income inequality. How did we get to this point?
Human Activity Driving Earth Towards Global Extinction Event
Dr. Terry Root and Dr. Stuart L. Pimm discuss recent research showing human beings are responsible for high extinction rates of species across the globe, and explain how we …