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Redefining the Environment: Even Velveeta Is Ultimately Derived From Nature
We'd do well to realize that there is no such thing as “the environment” as a separate and distinct realm.
Truthout Interviews: Richard Smith on the Failure of Green Solutions to Solve Environmental Problems
Now that the survival of our species is on the line, we need to move now to change our economic system.
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Judge: Second Amendment Includes the Right to Purchase Guns
In a ruling earlier this month, a US District judge pointed out once again it is impossible to ban guns in the United States.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Senate Republicans Manage to Block Two Different Attempts to Extend Long-Term Unemployment Benefits, and More
On the one-year anniversary of the death of internet-activist Aaron Swartz, three judges in DC killed the internet.
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Love in a Time of 4-Methylcyclohexane Methanol
Cheyenna Layne Weber: We must present those who would prefer to see us washed away as the terrorists and criminals they are, rather than as Chief Executive Officers worthy …
Guarded Optimism
The department has found alarming rates of abuse by staff on youngsters in custody.
Government’s Call for Less Police In School Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Student activist Tre Murphy: Eric Holder and Arne Duncan's call for less use of zero-tolerance policies is a good start but much work remains to reign in the use …
In New York City’s Transformed Political Era, Progressives Take Major Posts Under Mayor de Blasio
One week after the inauguration of new mayor Bill de Blasio, Melissa Mark-Viverito has been elected speaker of the New York City Council.
Questions About the Haitian Reconstruction’s Housing Projects
A government housing project in the wake of the earthquake in Haiti raises many questions.
Caught in the Cold: Homelessness and the Polar Vortex
As a deadly polar vortex moved across the United States this week, cities scrambled to shelter the homeless, and hacker collective Anonymous is working to provide additional aid.