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Environment
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Texas Wants to Outlaw Filming the Police
Texas is considering a new law that would make it more difficult to film the police.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Earth May Be on the Brink of a Mass Extinction, and More
In today's On the News segment: If we want any chance to prevent the next mass extinction, we'd better break our addiction to fossil fuels; a new report says …
Communities Can Take Back Power in City Planning
Tom Angotti discusses the lack of community power in city planning and zoning processes.
Cash Cops: How Civil Forfeiture Enriched US Law Enforcement
The media has finally begun to talk about the issue, but we still haven't been presented with a full scope of civil forfeiture: what it is and what it …
Twelve Years Later, We Know the Winner in Iraq: Iran
We can credit US clumsiness for the new Iranian ascendancy.
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We Do This for Rekia
This week, the trial of Dante Servin began in Chicago.
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The Unexpected Burden of Pregnancy at Work
Pregnancy discrimination is an issue not just of labor rights but of reproductive justice.
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The Biggest Source of Plastic Trash You’ve Never Heard of
From acres of sheeting to miles of twine, farms use billions of pounds of plastic each year. What can we do to reduce the impact?
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“Food Safety Policies Are Globally Necessary” Says World Health Organization
Environmental problems are a threat to food security.
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The Media’s Failure With the Biggest Story in the World
The mainstream media are largely to blame for the public's ignorance on climate change.