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Chai Jing’s Review: Under the Dome – Investigating China’s Smog
Former TV anchor Chai Jing quit her job after her daughter was born with a tumor.
Since the City of Denton Banned Fracking, Texas GOP Moves to Preempt Local Control
Denton, Texas, banned fracking and incurred the wrath of the GOP, which seeks to curtail local control.
Aging US Population Requires Major Changes in Social Policy
As the US population ages, a new generation of caregivers will be necessary to preserve the dignity of people aged 65 and older.
William Rivers Pitt | How to Die of Dumb
The equation we are busily erasing from the blackboard - for profit while encased in a suffocating bag of ignorance - is ourselves.
Massive Corruption Scandal Implicates Brazil’s Amazon Dam Builders
Testimony from jailed operators of Petrobras scandal point to similar corruption scheme involving politicians and major construction firms.
Revolutionary Extractivism in Bolivia?
Imagining alternative world orders from the ground up.
“I Thought I Saw Death”: John Lewis Remembers Police Attack on Bloody Sunday in Selma 50 Years Ago
Thousands of people are expected to travel to Selma.
Greenland Reels: Climate Disrupting Feedbacks Have Begun
Since 2000, ice loss has increased over 600 percent.
Millions Could Lose Obamacare Coverage as Supreme Court Weighs Dubious Koch-Backed Case
The Supreme Court has heard arguments in a new challenge to Obamacare.
Consumers Want GMO Labels, Not Barcodes
Allergies may be the least of the problems GMOs cause when it comes to human health.