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Environment
The US-Mexico Border Is a Site of Environmental and Humanitarian Disaster
The parts of the border that take the form of an actual, physical barrier are an intrusion on the landscape, an eyesore to many u2014 and to millions, a …
Vandana Shiva and Jane Goodall on Serving the Earth and How Women Can Address Climate Crisis
At the recent International Women's Earth and Climate Initiative Summit, Jane Goodall and Vandana Shiva discuss their decades of work devoted to protecting nature and saving future generations from …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Banksters Could Be Forced to Pay Billions for Crashing the Economy, and More
The banksters could be forced to pay tens of billions of dollars more in settlements for crashing our economy, and more.
Watching the Watch List: Landmark Case Goes to Trial over Massive US Terrorism “No-Fly” Database
With hundreds of thousands of people now on the governmentu2019s terrorist watch lists, a closely watched trial begins today in San Francisco.
Noam Chomsky on Education and How “Manufacturing Consent” Brought Attention to East Timor Massacres
At the premier of the new animated film “Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?” in New York City, Noam Chomsky joined filmmaker Michel Gondry in conversation.
ALEC’s Extreme Legislative Agenda for 2014
The American Legislative Exchange Council meets in Washington, DC this week for its “States and Nation Policy Summit,” which is one of the ways ALEC crafts and pushes its …
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John Pilger | Discovering the Power of People’s History – and Why It Is Feared Today
The great radical tradition of resistance in the north - from the cotton workers of the 19th century to the Great Miners' Strike of 1984 and 1985 - always …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Massachusetts Might Be Next in Line to Legalize Marijuana, and More
In today’s On the News segment: Activists say that Massachusetts should be the next in line to legalize marijuana; on Black Friday, more than 1,500 protests took place at Walmart …
First Nation Clan Blocks Path of Northern Pipelines in British Columbia
Their effort highlights Canadau2019s long history of attempts to silence, remove and run roughshod over Indigenous peoples who lived across northern North America for thousands of years before settlers …
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Ten Outrages and Crazy Statements by Right-Wingers This Week: Pope Provokes Free-Market Freakout
Before the Thanksgiving floats, there was the usual parade of right-wing nuts this week, many of whom became apoplectic after Pope Francis’ much-publicized Joy of the Gospel document, which …