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Six Ways to Alleviate the Food vs. Fuel Issue
With the US drought, food vs fuel has returned as an issue. What alternatives are scientists, entrepreneurs developing to take us beyond the old debate?
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Romney’s Dirtier, Deadlier Energy Future: Is There Another Way?
Renewables and energy efficiency offer real hope.
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Green Is Good for Us All
We have a great need to modernize and expand our infrastructure, diminish environmental pollution and provide work for the jobless.
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Documents Show Details on Romney Family Trusts
Hundreds of pages of confidential internal documents from the private equity firm Bain Capital published online Thursday provided new details on investments held by the Romney familyu2019s trusts, as …
Romney and Ryan: Right Wing Billionaires Think It’s Time to Take the Gloves Off
John Weeks: The right wing elite think if they can make a major breakthrough, they can end the last vestiges of the welfare state.
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Trade Group Funded by Monsanto Creates Children’s Book
One book directs kids to grow sunflowers in toxic sewage sludge to see how they grow.
Bob Pollin: A Green Full Employment Economy Requires Mass Mobilization
Bob Pollin: The first steps towards full employment is to create a green engine of jobs growth.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Court Upholds Governor Perry’s Decision to Deny Medicaid Funding to Planned Parenthood, and More
In today's On the News segment: A Fifth Circuit Appeals Court upheld a decision by Governor Rick Perry to deny Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, Joe Arpaio could have …
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Consumers, Workers Upset Over New Verizon Deal
New Comcast quadruple play deal may appeal to consumers by letting them pay bills in one go—but it will not necessarily be good for their pocketbooks, or for labor.
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Why We Need the Food from Family Farms Act
Had Congress heeded our advice, farmers and taxpayers would be far better able to deal with a lack of grain, grass, and water from the drought.