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Google Moves Right by Funding ALEC and Heritage Action
Google's progressive image is being questioned after it contributed funds to conservative groups like ALEC and Heritage Action.
The Government Puts Cyanide Back Into the Romanian Parliament
The Government is again planning the destruction of Rosia Montana and advances a new law proposal to boost cyanide mining in Romania.
Vandana Shiva and Jane Goodall on Serving the Earth and How Women Can Address Climate Crisis
At the recent International Women's Earth and Climate Initiative Summit, Jane Goodall and Vandana Shiva discuss their decades of work devoted to protecting nature and saving future generations from …
John Fullerton: Carbon Crisis, Fossil Fuels, and Finance
This week Laura Flanders interviews John Fullerton, a former oil and gas investor, on the Fossil Free campaign to push colleges to divest from fossil fuels.
Watching the Watch List: Landmark Case Goes to Trial over Massive US Terrorism “No-Fly” Database
With hundreds of thousands of people now on the governmentu2019s terrorist watch lists, a closely watched trial begins today in San Francisco.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Massachusetts Might Be Next in Line to Legalize Marijuana, and More
In today’s On the News segment: Activists say that Massachusetts should be the next in line to legalize marijuana; on Black Friday, more than 1,500 protests took place at Walmart …
Disastrous Rollout of Obamacare Should Shift Focus to Universal Healthcare Part I
Wendell Potter: Though the media has wrongly focused on some of Obamacare's shortcomings, the US needs to make healthcare a human right.
New Aerial Video of Alabama Oil Spill Questions Cleanup
Public Herald is embarking on a new series to investigate the environmental legacy of fossil fuel in America and solutions for cleaning it up.
First Nation Clan Blocks Path of Northern Pipelines in British Columbia
Their effort highlights Canadau2019s long history of attempts to silence, remove and run roughshod over Indigenous peoples who lived across northern North America for thousands of years before settlers …
Three More NYC Contractors Found Guilty in Massive CityTime Scandal to Modernize Payroll System
Three computer consultants were found guilty on Friday of multiple charges for defrauding New York City of millions of dollars in the largest corruption case in city history.