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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.
Two Major Lawsuits Filed Against ExxonMobil for Arkansas Tar Sands Spill
Both suits clarify that ExxonMobil dilbit has contaminated Lake Conway, the largest man-made lake in the US.
Kristi Jacobson and Mariana Chilton on How Hunger Hurts Everyone
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Report Predicts Green Energy Will Beat Out Natural Gas in Five Years, and More
In today's On the News segment: California's same-sex couples told they will have to wait 25 days to get married, and more.
Is Obama’s Trip to Africa About Investment or the Extraction of African Resources?
Africa Action board chair and foreign policy expert Emira Woods says Obama administration needs a new approach to trade and investment and should move away from policies that favor …
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Why Big Coal and the Anti-Frackers Are Up in Arms Over Obama’s Climate Plan
Industry and activists alike put heat on Obama for his ambitious national plan to tackle climate change.
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Mass Protest, Not a Speech, Is Needed to Address Climate Change
Mass protest can affect immediate change in a matter of days, while backroom operating took years to accomplish far less.
The Expendables: How the Temps Who Power Corporate Giants Are Getting Crushed
Across America, temporary work has become a mainstay of the economy.
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Film “Gimme the Loot” Pays Homage to the Graf Writers Who Risk It All
‘Gimme the Loot’ is a smart film which glorifies the artists who risk everything to share their work, for free, in the public realm, challenging street art's own glass …
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Pepper Spray, Rubber Bullets and IRS Questionnaires
No one in the Tea Party was tear-gassed, batoned, evicted or branded as a potential terrorist.