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The Apache Way: The March to Oak Flat
In Arizona, the Apache are fighting to protect their sacred land from mining giant Rio Tinto and Republicans in Congress.
“Medicare Part E”: A Framework for Universal Health Care
For universal health care to really be successful, it needs to be done at a national level.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Climate Change Could Wipe an Alaskan Village Off the Map, and More
In today's On the News segment: Thanks to warmer temperatures and higher oceans, the people of Kivalina, Alaska, must move their entire town or be wiped out by storm surge; …
The Obama Administration, Shell and the Fate of the Arctic Ocean
The Obama administration, despite a recent bow to Arctic preservation, stands at the edge of once again green-lighting a Shell foray into Arctic waters.
Going Off the Rails: There’s No Safe Way to Haul Oil by the Trainload
Do we have to wait until a big city erupts into a fossil-fueled inferno before this madness reaches the end of the line?
Women Over 65 Own Nearly a Third of Iowa’s Farmland – Can They Prevent the Next Dust Bowl?
So many older women are inheriting farms that some experts believe training them in land conservation may be society's best bet in protecting the food supply.
Measles, Merck and Fraud
The reason measles is spreading is because everyone just hasn't gotten vaccinated. So go out and get your MMR. Hey, there's no harm in it.
A Black Site in Chicago? Police Accused of Running Secret Compound for Detentions and Interrogations
Chicago police are operating a black site.
Climate Deniers Exposed: Top Scientist Got Funding From ExxonMobil, Koch Brothers, Big Coal
One of the top scientists involved in denying climate change has failed to disclose his extensive funding from the fossil fuel industry.
Trouble in “Wine Country”
A moral person would not buy “blood diamonds.” It is time to consider the various environmental, climate change, and human factors when one buys Sonoma or Napa County wines.