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Rare Earth Paradise
Will people mourn the loss of tweeting more than the loss of the mountain that made that tweeted picture of a mountain possible?
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Why Online Tracking Is Getting Creepier
The merger of online and offline data is bringing more intrusive tracking.
The Supreme Court Confronts 21st Century Technology
Two Supreme Court case decisions may significantly alter the way we capture, store, and consume information and the extent to which we can expect privacy with regard to, or …
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Genetic Testing of Citizens Is a Backdoor Into Total Population Surveillance by Governments and Companies
Building a DNA database within the NHS would be a massive waste of public money. But it would also create a system of total surveillance which would enable the …
Portland’s E. Coli Scare: How Mushrooms Could Have Helped Prevent It
Filters that contain fungi with powerful antibiotic properties can help remove harmful bacteria from water.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: House Republicans Are Blocking the Pentagon From Taking Action on Climate Change, and More
Republicans in the House of Representatives are not only denying climate science - they're actually blocking the Pentagon from taking any action on it, and more.
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The Future of Food?
Global agricultural projection needs to increase by 70 percent, at a minimum, by 2050 in order to keep apace with a projected 40 percent increase in population by that …
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Toxic Technology
Apple and other big manufacturers must swap less-deadly chemicals for the cancerous ones poisoning their Chinese workers.
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The End of Choice
We should pass a law - a new version of the Sherman Act - that says that whenever a company reaches a point where they have more than a …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: To Switch to Green Energy, We’ll Have to Embrace New Ideas, and More
To make the switch to green energy, our nation will have to embrace new ideas and technology. Thankfully, people like Julie and Scott Brusaw have been thinking green for …