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Hundreds Protest Fracking in Ohio as Drilling Expands
The protesters marched through downtown Columbus and temporarily occupied the front hall of the Ohio Statehouse.
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Rust Belt Resistance: How a Small Community Took on Big Oil and Won
The book effectively tells a story of greed and corruption in one small town that actually had also swept like a hurricane through hundreds of other communities in the …
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In House Bill, Clean Energy on the GOP Chopping Block 13 Times
Republicans in the House of Representatives quietly passed 13 provisions last week that would choke off Energy Department financing for existing clean energy and efficiency programs. The House adopted …
Troubles at San Onofre Nuclear Plant Awaken Activists
Plant's problems mobilize local anti-nuclear activists, residents and officials for the first time since the early '80s.
Marijuana Decriminalization Won’t Kill Discrimination
The proposal to decriminalize the public possession of small amounts of marijuana risks ending a number of objections to the NYPD's stop-and-frisk practices, without properly addressing the racist skew …
Veteran Suicides: A Predictable Epidemic?
Last month I was riding BART to SF and read a statistic in TIME: 18 veterans die by suicide every day u2013 thatu2019s one every 80 minutes.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Republican War on Women Has Reached the Military, and More
In today's On the News segment: Meet the billionaire who's trying to buy the 2012 election for Mitt Romney, Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim wants the rest of the world …
Syrian Rebels Now Using EFPs in Bombs, Bane of US in Iraq
Though they still lack the kind of heavy weaponry that might help them decisively drive back the military, rebels in central Syria are constructing bigger and more effective bombs, …
Election Countdown 2012: Political Consultant Sentenced to 60 Days in Prison for His Role in Sending Automated Robocalls, and More
Daily countdown to the election, with links that keep you in the know!
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Scott Walker and Ted Kaczynski in the Heartland
Now that he has survived a historic recall battle, what is next on Governor Scott Walker's agenda? On August 9 of this year, Walker will be the keynote speaker …