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On the News With Thom Hartmann: International Report on Corrupt Democracies Issues Explicit Warning About US Politics, and More
In today's On the News segment: France will continue its ban of genetically modified food and natural gas hydrofracturing, and more.
How Coal Brought Us Democracy, and Oil Ended It: Lessons From the New Book “Carbon Democracy”
Long before politicians mewled helplessly about the power of u201cBig Oilu201d, carbon-based fuels were shaping our very political, legal, intellectual, and physical structures.
Why Romney and Ryan Are Going Down
They don't seem to know how to satisfy their middle-aged white male base without at the same time turning off everyone who's not white, male, straight, or middle-aged.
Putting US Nuclear Weapons Policies on Trial in the Court of Public Opinion
Until the issue of US nuclear weapons policy can be properly litigated in in a US domestic court, US policies related to the threat or use of nuclear weapons …
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Ryan Runs Into the Truth
Whether you run a marathon or run for office, facts and integrity matter.
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Second-Hand Smoke
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Funding Teachers Doesn’t Get Embassies Attacked
We're not out of money. We've stopped taxing billionaires and corporations, and we're funding war-preparation so generously that we're sparking a global arms race that will eventually generate some …
Carbon Trading Scheme Close to Collapse
By 2020, countries that are signatory to the Kyoto protocol will have accumulated more than 17 billion tonnes of surplus emission reduction permits, a new study shows. This enormous …
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Dead Guantanamo Prisoner On Why He Gave Up on Life
Adnan Latif was found dead in his cell on September 10th, 2012, just a day before the eleventh anniversary of 9/11.
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Judge Blocks NDAA Indefinite Detention Clause, Truthout FOIA Cited in Testimony
Information revealed by a Truthout FOIA request was cited in testimony presented to a federal judge who ruled this week to permanently block the US military from enforcing part …