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Egyptian Army Coup Topples President Morsi
Jubilation in the streets as Army removes Pres. Morsi and suspends constitution, some Egyptian TV stations shutdown by military forces.
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Pacific Ocean Floor Is a Huge Underwater Garbage Dump
A paper by researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute shows that trash is accumulating in the deep sea, particularly in Monterey Canyon, off the coast of California.
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Koch Brothers’ New Pledge for Planet Destruction
It should come as no surprise that the Koch Brothers would want to protect their perceived right to pollute our environment and do irreversible damage to our planet.
WikiLeaks Blasts US for Leaving Snowden “Stateless” as NSA Leaker Withdraws Asylum Bid in Russia
National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden has reportedly abandoned his effort to stay permanently in Russia, but has submitted asylum requests to 20 other countries.
Mark Dworkin and Melissa Young: A New Economy for Present Times
Cooperatives in the United States have existed more or less under the radar.
Guantanamo and Permanent War: The View From Camp X-Ray
If there's anything that serves as an appropriate metaphor for American permanent war, it's Camp X-Ray.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Walmart Is Getting Dumped, and More
In today's On the News segment: Dutch pension administrator PGGM announced yesterday that it would no longer invest any of its $180 billion dollars in the low-price retailer because …
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It’s Climate Change: I Told You So
We canu2019t resurrect the 19 firefighters who gave their lives in Arizona this weekend, but we can start to listen to what the scientific community is telling us about …
Keystone Academy: Where Legislators Learn the Etiquette of Serving Special Interests
In 2012, US state legislators went to
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Industrialized Food for Profit Threatens Our Health
Author David Gumpert discusses the government battle against small farmers who engage in direct commerce.