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Putsch: Iceland‘s Crowd-Sourced Constitution Killed by Parliament
Following its spectacular plunge from grace in 2008 when its banking system crashed, inflicting huge damage on foreign creditors as well as on local residents, Iceland caught attention for …
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Germany Sees Rise of Campaign Against Combat Drones
(Image: Combat drone via Shutterstock)Leading national and local peace and justice organizations in Germany have launched a major campaign to oppose the German government's recently revealed plan to acquire combat …
Corporate Kangaroo Courts Supplant Our Seventh Amendment Rights
Being wronged by a corporation is painful enough, but just try getting your day in court.
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Taking Our Foot Off the Global Warming Accelerator
Lowering speed limits would be relatively painless and would save consumers money, with no upfront costs.
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Injection Well Linked to Destructive Earthquake in Oklahoma, Raising New Fracking Fears
Geologists are reporting an uptick in minor earthquakes across the country linked to fracking.
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How Global Warming has Prevented Spring’s Arrival
People are scratching their heads, wondering when spring will really get here.
“A Historic Moment”: California Couple on Decades-Long Legal Struggle for Marriage Equality
Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis have been deeply involved in the struggle to legalize same-sex marriage.
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EPA Survey: Over Half of American Rivers and Streams Are in Poor Condition
The majority of the rivers and streams in America are in
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Self-Replication at Stake in Monsanto Patented Seed Case
What does Bowman v Monsanto mean for humanity's co-evolution with the plant kingdom?
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The Community of the Undomiciled: Thomas Napper’s “Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home“
As unlikely as it sounds, there is great beauty to behold on the streets of Skid Row.