Truthout
Environment
Worst Drought in 1,000 Years Could Begin in Eight Years
High-resolution climate models show four new climate scenarios with more detail and accuracy.
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Crude Oil Terminals and the Malleability of the Law
Lifting the crude export ban would open the door even wider for a climate catastrophe.
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Farmer Challenges Monsanto Seed Patent in Supreme Court
At stake is whether patents on seeds - or other things that can self-replicate - extend beyond the first generation of the products.
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Abortion Providers Risk Their Lives, Property to Protect Choice
Without abortion providers, there is no choice. So they brave death threats, arsons and political persecution to protect women's reproductive freedom.
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When Wars Come Home
A militarized society develops a culture and institutions which program civilians for violence at home as well as abroad.
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POGO Sticks It to the SEC
According to report from the watchdog POGO, hundreds of the agency's former employees have done or are doing business with the SEC on behalf of the corporations the agency …
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The African-American Connection to the Philippines
African-Americans, both at the birth of the 20th century and today, have had a connection with the Philippines.
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Climate Change Is Drowning Out “Jobs vs. Environment” Debate
Many are arguing that investment to prevent global warming is the real job-creator.
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The Movement – Waves Constantly Shaping the Shore
Margaret Flowers gives an update of national resistance movements.
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“Kill Anything That Moves” Military Doctrine Began in Vietnam
This week's Progressive Pick is a top-selling investigation of the American war on Vietnamese civilians and the enduring legacy of atrocities that government secrecy cannot erase.