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Tilting at Turbines
Market forces are sparking solar and wind energy growth.

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US Policy on Cuba: From Regime Change to Systemic Change
Regardless of warming diplomatic relations, the US government's true aim is to bring Cuba back into the capitalist fold.

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Lessons on the Struggle for Health Care as a Human Right
What happened in Vermont where a so-called single payer proposal died?

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California Releases Fracking Regulations Six Months Before Studies Are Complete
“California has essentially reversed the regulatory process when it comes to fracking,” said Jackie Pomeroy, spokesperson for CAFrackFacts. "State regulators have finalized California's fracking rules a full six months …

Former Guantanamo Prisoner Given Life Sentence in Russia
Rasul Kudaev's case exemplifies how the stamp of Guantanamo can blight an innocent man's life more than a decade after his release.

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Police Violence? Body Cams Are No Solution
Body cams are an inadequate response to police violence. Real transparency and reform are required.

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Quiz Time: Back-Turning NYPD Edition

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When the Teenager Is the Breadwinner
Like many immigrant families, that of Iris Sebastian (a pseudonym) has long played a precarious financial balancing game.

On the News With Thom Hartmann: Half of US States Have a Minimum Wage Higher Than Minimum, and More
In today's On the News segment: Half of all the states in our nation now have a minimum wage that is higher than the federal minimum, and more.

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Woman Rides in Rose Parade 57 Years After Being Denied Honor Because She Is Black
Even though she had learned to put the disrespect behind her, she admitted it wasn't easy to forget, even though it wasn't a big deal in her life.