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Environment
The Layman’s Case Against Austerity
Stephanie Kelton makes the case against austerity simple enough for every reader to understand.
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Forest Service Seeks to Silence Smokey the Bear Over Fracking
An artist's use of the iconic Smokey the Bear for anti-fracking propaganda might land her jail time.
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New York’s Zoning Ban Movement Fracks Big Gas
Frackivists won victories when an appellate court upheld the right to use zoning laws to ban gas drilling.
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In the Wake of West, Texas: 1,000 Toxic Chemical Accidents You Have Not Heard Of
The April 17 explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, that killed 15 people and injured 200 was perhaps one of the most severe chemical accidents of its …
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If the Oceans Die – We Die
As lawmakers in Washington continue to ignore the most pressing issue facing our planet today, we are about to pass a very disturbing environmental milestone.
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Clamoring for Justice in the Open: May Day 2013 in New York City
New York City hosted vibrant festivals for justice this May Day. A photo-essay by Craig O'Connor and Molly Knefel.
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The Experiment Is on Us: Science of Animal Testing Thrown Into Doubt
New scientific research has cast grave doubt on the safety testing of hundreds of thousands of consumer products, food additives and industrial chemicals.
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Apple Dodges Enough Taxes to Cover Much of the Sequester
This week, Apple financed a $55 billion stock buyback for its shareholders to avoid paying $9.2 billion in taxes.
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The Tea Party and the Muslim Brotherhood: Twins Separated at Birth
On two different continents, two conservative social movements, which on the surface may seem to have nothing in common, are conspiring against democracy to derail any progress of individual …
Secret “Free Trade” Negotiations Will Gut Regulations, Further Enrich Multinationals and Big Financial Firms
One of the most disturbing aspects of both negotiations is that they are being held in secretu2026.secret, that is, if you are anybody other that a big US multinational …