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Rise in Carbon Dioxide Could Restrict Growing Days for Crops
While plants in temperate zones may benefit from higher temperatures, global warming's impact in the tropics threatens catastrophe for food security.
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In the Shadow of Big Oil: Walks Unite Frontline Refinery Communities
Bay area Native-Americans lead “healing” protests to expose the high rates of asthma and cancer residents near refineries face.
Greece’s Struggle Against Oligarchy Has Ancient Roots
The history of anti-oligarchic struggle in Greece can serve as inspiration for today's struggles against austerity and oligarchy.
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Students Successfully Push Columbia University to Divest From Private Prisons
The Board of Trustees voted to divest its $9.2 billion endowment.
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William Rivers Pitt | Killing a Nation With Euphemisms: TPP-Eats-Medicare Edition
“Like it or not, the fast-track trade agreement authority bill will sail through the Senate this week.”
Green Party’s Jill Stein Announces She Is Running for President
Dr. Jill Stein officially launches her campaign as a Green Party candidate for president.
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For Father’s Day: Strong Communities, Caring People
Ramon Juan Vasquez, a community leader in Texas, writes that being a father is an honor. It is also a life journey.
Commentary: For-Profit Hospitals Mark Up Prices Because There’s Nothing to Stop Them
Of the 50 US hospitals that mark up prices the most, 49 of them are part of for-profit hospital chains.
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Changing a Toxic Environment and Food System: Regeneration or Degeneration?
It's time to inspire and mobilize a mighty global army of Regenerators, before it's too late.
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White Suspect Identified for Killing of Nine People in Massacre at Black Church
Authorities attempt to identify the white gunman who opened fire in a historic black church in SC Thursday evening.