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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.
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.