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Turning a Blind Eye to Catastrophic Truths
Cultures that endure carve out a protected space for those who question and challenge national myths.
Beyond Nuclear Denial
How a World-Ending Weapon Disappeared From Our Lives, But Not Our World
Sand Land: Frac Sand Mining in Western Wisconsin
The rush to drill for unconventional gas, enabled by a process popularly known as
The “Monsanto Rider”: Are Biotech Companies About to Gain Immunity From Federal Law?
The Secretary of Agriculture would be required to grant a permit for the planting or cultivation of a genetically engineered crop, regardless of environmental impact.
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Climate Scientists Lament a Nation Stuck on the Wrong Debate
While the national climate debate is fixed on whether Earth is warming, climate scientists are focused on understanding how bad it will be.
Texas GOP Declares: “No More Teaching of ‘Critical Thinking Skills’ in Texas Public Schools“
The Texas GOP's hidden curriculum against critical thinking and other educational threats to authoritarianism is now part of its official platform.
As Japan Says Fukushima Disaster “Man-Made” and “Preventable,” Fears Grow for Nuclear Plants Worldwide
A Japanese parliamentary inquiry has concluded last yearu2019s nuclear meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was "a profoundly man-made disaster - that could and should have been …
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This Election, What’s the Prescription for Being Depressed About the Billionaire Stronghold on Democracy?
Low on energy? Feeling disengaged? Thatu2019s because Republicans are depressing.
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Poor Land in Jail as Companies Add Huge Fees for Probation
Most of those fees are for felonies and do not involve private probation companies, which have so far been limited to chasing those guilty of misdemeanors.
Fukushima Nuclear Disaster “Man-Made” Reports Japanese Panel
There was loss of external power, loss of coolant, containment breach, and release of radiation after the quake, but before the tsunami hit the plant.