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Environment
Rising Voices for a New Economy
In a world where income inequality is squeezing the middle class to the point of oblivion and those with the biggest bank accounts have the loudest voices, two of …
“Incitement Starts at the Top”: After Arab Teen’s Murder, Israeli Government Accused of Fueling Hatred
The threat of an Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip comes amidst heavy unrest in the West Bank and in Arab towns inside Israel following the killings of a …
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From Somaly Mam to “Eden”: How Sex Trafficking Sensationalism Hurts Sex Workers
After one investigation surrounding an anti-sex trafficking activist, Somaly Mam, sex worker rights activists have been working to expose another former sex worker's story as a sensational, dishonest trafficking …
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Five Shocking Places Where Fracking Is Taking Off
As the oil and gas boom continues, these areas are devastated.
Twenty-First Century Energy Wars: Global Conflicts Are Fueled by the Desire for Oil
In a fossil-fuel world, control over oil and gas reserves is an essential component of national power.
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McCutcheon’s Supreme Cynicism
Chief Justice John Roberts has changed campaign finance law entirely, laying the groundwork for the complete annihilation of all efforts to limit money in politics.
Is This the Dawn of a Renewable Energy Revolution?
Peter Sinclair says that utilities in time will become managers rather than owners of energy, and that the emerging systems are inherently anti-monopolistic.
World’s Oceans Face “Irreparable Damage”
The Global Ocean Commission gives world leaders a five-year window for intervention before overfishing and climate change negatively impact the world's food supply, clean air and climate stability.
Bill Moyers and Jim Hightower on the Rise of Populism
Bill Moyers and Jim Hightower discuss the champions of grassroots action fighting against the moneyed interests trying to buy and control government.
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Today’s “Righteous” Defenders of Refugees in Germany
The real fear is of human solidarity.