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Commentary: For-Profit Hospitals Mark Up Prices Because There’s Nothing to Stop Them
Of the 50 US hospitals that mark up prices the most, 49 of them are part of for-profit hospital chains.
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Why Tribal Peoples Are the Best Conservationists
For Environment Day on June 5, we showcase tribal peoples' extraordinary conservation skills and intimate knowledge of their environments.
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Has Our Food Been Contaminated by Chevron’s Wastewater?
Are contaminants in the treated wastewater Chevron uses to irrigate food crops showing up on our dinner tables?
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Changing a Toxic Environment and Food System: Regeneration or Degeneration?
It's time to inspire and mobilize a mighty global army of Regenerators, before it's too late.
Pope Francis Sounds the Alarm on Climate Change
Does a hard-hitting policy statement on climate change make Pope Francis the new environmental prophet?
Damming the Future: The Struggle to Protect Kenya’s Ewaso Ngiro River
Indigenous people are coming together to resist the construction of a mega-dam along the only reliable river in the arid north of the country.
Transcontinental Railway Threatens Indigenous Communities in Brazil and Peru
Uncontacted tribes, the most vulnerable societies on the planet, would face devastation from invasions into their lands.
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Pesticides on Planes: How Airlines Are Softly Killing Us
If you have a fear of flying, the terror just catapulted to a whole new level.
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Fast Track Hands the Money Monopoly to Private Banks, Permanently
These disturbing revelations concerning TiSA are yet another reason to try to block secretive trade agreements like the TPP.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Institutional Racism Must End Once and for All, and More
In today's On the News segment: Systematic poverty, student debt strikers, environmental extremists, and more.