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Is Obama Doing Enough to Fight Climate Change?
Climate change, once considered an issue for a distant future, has moved firmly into the present.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: To Switch to Green Energy, We’ll Have to Embrace New Ideas, and More
To make the switch to green energy, our nation will have to embrace new ideas and technology. Thankfully, people like Julie and Scott Brusaw have been thinking green for …
Lyme Victims from Around US to Gather at IDSA Headquarters and Demand Changes to Guidelines for Lyme
Lyme disease victims from around the US will unite at the Infectious Diseases Society of America headquarters for the 2014 Mayday Project protest.
Low Ferritin: Is this a Canary in the Coal Mine?
This story pulls together the diverse/niche topics of running, fermented food consumption, and the possibility that fast food outlets are poisoning American kids in harmful ways yet undisclosed.
The Cops Killed Her Son; That Did Not Stop Her
Juanita Young talks about the death of her son, Malcolm Ferguson, a 23-year old man murdered by NYPD officer Louis Rivera.
Why Democrats Are Paying Attention to Piketty’s Book on Inequality
The increasing popularity of French economist Thomas Piketty's book points to how Democrats hope to make inequality a political issue in November elections.
The National Restaurant Association Spends Big to Keep Wages Low
A majority of the Senate voted to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour recently, yet the bill failed to clear the 60 vote hurdle necessary for passage, …
David Suzuki: Time to Get Real on Climate Change
Bill Moyers talks with a scientist who has sounded the alarm about the dangers of climate change for decades.
Did the CIA’s Fake Polio Vaccination Program in Pakistan Help Fuel a Global Health Emergency?
The World Health Organization has designated the spread of polio in Asia, Africa and the Middle East a global public health emergency requiring a coordinated "international response."
The Third National Climate Assessment – Denial That Limits Needed Action
The Third National Climate Assessment report summarizes the effects of climate change on the US now and in the future.