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Environment & Health
Why Susan Scott Buried TransCanada’s Money on Her Family Farm
The way this Texas farmer sees it, you can't plant money and grow food.
Expanding the Debate Exclusive: Third Party Candidates Break the Sound Barrier As Obama-Romney Spar
s President Obama and Mitt Romney squared off for the first time on Wednesday night, Democracy Now! broke the sound barrier by pausing Obama and Romneyu2019s answers to get …
Virginia Residents Fight Back Against Nuclear Industry Effort to Lift Ban on Uranium Mining
Virginia residents are organizing against a push by the nuclear industry to lift a three-decade-long ban on uranium mining.
Alice Walker on 30th Anniversary of “The Color Purple”: Racism, Violence Against Women Are Global Issues
Walker explains the origin of the booku2019s title and explores some of its central characters and their connection to her own family history.
Fighting for Women’s Rights in Egypt: An Interview with Gihan Abouzeid
David Zlutnick interviewed Egyptian human and women's rights activist Gihan Abouzeid on the challenges for social movements following the 2011 revolution, and concerns over womenu2019s rights and efforts to …
Spanish Police Crack Down on Protesters Surrounding the Parliament
Anti-austerity rage intensified in Madrid, as protesters surrounded the parliament Tuesday night in a sign of mounting frustration towards the right-wing government.
New Study Suggests Tumors & Organ Damage from GMO Foods
Are we seeing the end of Monsanto?
Texas Tar Sands Tree-Sit Launches to Halt Keystone XL Indefinitely
Two blockaders locked down to construction equipment in Winnsboro, Texas, to defend the nine people now occupying a tree village on Texas landowner David Daniel's property.
Introducing “Planet or Profit?”
The drive for profits -- no matter what the threat to the ecosystem all humanity depends upon -- is a force for global destruction.
Mitt Tells the Truth
At least on one subject: the huge amount of money he needs to compete in a presidential election.