Truthout
Environment
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Blinded by the (Solar) Light
The Obama Administration’s preliminary decision to impose a 31 per cent tariff on solar panels imported from China is short sighted. The move could cause a trade war, hurt the US …
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Amazon Indians Can Be Saved
May 2012 marks the twentieth birthday of Brazil’s Yanomami Park. It’s the largest area of protected rainforest in the world; it’s also the best reply to critics who say …
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Securing the Nation’s Power Grid
To avert future costly blackouts, the United States must modernize its energy system.
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War at What Cost? A Veteran Perspective
This coming fiscal year, the United States is set to spend more than $640 billion dollars on the Pentagon and war, accounting for more than 60 percent of federal …
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A New Role for the ILO in the World Economy
Poised to elect a new director general, the International Labor Organization needs to challenge the pro-austerity consensus.
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The Environment Is Dead: Long Live Mother Nature
Raffi Cavoukian: The movement to protect and restore Earth's living splendor needs rebranding.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Economy Could Be Headed for a “Fiscal Cliff,” and More
In today's On the News segment: the economy could be headed for a “fiscal cliff,” hundreds of thousands of people in Quebec protested austerity cuts to education and tuition …
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Why Obama Should Be Attacking Casino Capitalism
Bain Capital and JPMorgan are parts of the same problem.
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Congress Isn’t Just Stalemated, It’s Broken, Experts Say
Today, almost everything on Capitol Hill is taken hostage in the partisan war. Thereu2019s no single easy explanation, but there are several.
Feds Punt on Leadership Over Fracking Rules, Experts Say
New BLM rule stands up well next to state regulations, says one scientist. But unfortunately, that's because most state regulations are very poor.