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After Chaotic Autonomy Votes, Negotiations Could Be Sole Path to Prevent Ukraine’s Disintegration
Pro-Russian groups have claimed a landslide victory for a hastily organized referendum on self-rule in two parts of eastern Ukraine.
Did the CIA’s Fake Polio Vaccination Program in Pakistan Help Fuel a Global Health Emergency?
The World Health Organization has designated the spread of polio in Asia, Africa and the Middle East a global public health emergency requiring a coordinated “international response.”
Does a Higher Minimum Wage Cost Jobs?
Bob Pollin and Anthony Davies debate whether a higher minimum wage means less jobs for young people entering the employment market.
Global Capitalism, the US Empire and Russian Nationalism
Leo Panitch analyzes the complex relationship between the process of global economic integration and nation state rivalry.
If We Remain Predators, the Planet Will Cast Us Off
Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson says the United States and China must stop the arms buildup and solve the climate change crisis or humans may not have a future on this …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Climate Change Isn’t a Problem of the Distant Future, and More
Climate change is no longer a problem of the distant future, and more.
Truthout Interviews Adam Hudson on Gentrification and Suburban Poverty
Hudson and Asregadoo discuss the ways “tech capitalism” is turning San Francisco into a playground for the very rich as those who are not get pushed out to the …
Protestors to Occupy FCC to Fight for Net Neutrality
Organizer Kevin Zeese argues that the internet should be treated as a basic utility like in Nashville, TN, which has one of the highest internet speeds in the US.
Marijuana Refugees: Virginia Family Moves to Colorado to Treat Epileptic Child With Cannabis Oil
Last year, Dara Lightle and her nine-year-old daughter, Madeleine, became “marijuana refugees” when they moved from Virginia to Colorado.
Keystone XL Pipeline Likely Not Headed for Senate Vote
First Nation activist Clayton Thomas-Muller and journalist Steve Horn discuss reports that the push to force a Senate vote on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline has been thwarted.