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Environment
The Three-War Doctrine
Depending on what happens in the mid-terms and more importantly the next presidential elections in 2016, we might be looking at yet another effort to drive a stake through …
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Pesticide Industry Uses Big Tobacco Playback to Explain Why Bees Are Dying Off
America's bee population is taking a pounding, with initial reports indicating greater losses of hives this winter than the last.
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Sentenced to Wait: Efforts to End Prison Rape Stall Again
Texas prison inmates report being raped at some of the highest rates in the country, and the problem only seems to be worsening.
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Eco-Branding the White House on the Eve of Climate Doom
In this grand battle of the titans, Capitalism vs. the Environment, weu2019re in the last round, with the Environment down for the count but still moving.
In Fracking Hotbed, a Muted Approach to Regulation
In Ohio, where gas drilling is booming and toxic waste abundant, legislators acted modestly to address concerns about public safety.
What Will the World Inherit From Genetically Engineered Salmon?
About 50 percent of the fish we eat are farmed. There is good reason for this as the world's commercial fisheries collapse through overfishing.
The Cops Killed Her Son; That Did Not Stop Her
Juanita Young talks about the death of her son, Malcolm Ferguson, a 23-year old man murdered by NYPD officer Louis Rivera.
Why Democrats Are Paying Attention to Piketty’s Book on Inequality
The increasing popularity of French economist Thomas Piketty's book points to how Democrats hope to make inequality a political issue in November elections.
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Chevron in Ecuador Representative of Multinationals’ Continuing Abuse of Indigenous Peoples
When the company became inactive in Ecuador, it left a catastrophic mess behind.
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Jackson Rising: Black Millionaires Won’t Lift Us Up, but Cooperation and the Solidarity Economy Might
The myth of wealthy and powerful African Americans creating wealth for the rest of the community doesn't, and never did, work.