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Huge Proposed Alaska Mine Could Be Next Big Controversy
As environmental groups oppose the Keystone XL pipeline, a less talked-about fight in Alaska is bubbling over whether to allow construction of a massive mine near Bristol Bay, one of the most productive salmon fisheries in the world.
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Documents Reveal ExxonMobil Downplayed Arkansas Contamination
A new batch of documents received from the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality reveal that Exxon downplayed the extent of the contamination caused by the ruptured pipeline in March.
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The New State Agitprop Film About Wikileaks
The film does a grave disservice to whistleblowers Julian Assange and Bradley Manning.
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Unconventional Oil and Austerity: The Dual Crises of Our Time
Bank bailouts, tar sands and fracking appear distinctive, yet the forces driving them forward share the same rationale, mindset and tactics.
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Three Staple Foods that Big Ag Has Stripped of All Nutrients
We need to reclaim our fruits and vegetables for the sake of our health.
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The Calls to Fire Eric Holder Should Worry Wall Street
There’s recently been a sharp increase in the bipartisan calls to fire Eric Holder, an opinion we endorse. We want the Obama administration to fire Eric Holder and replace him with someone who will prosecute Wall Street.
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A Baby Born in Parts of Ohio is More Likely to Die than One Born in North Korea or the Gaza Strip
Infant mortality rates higher than those of countries like Japan or Sweden are one thing— but North Korea? The Gaza Strip?
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U.S. Injustice Department: "Collateral Consequences" Prohibit Prosecuting Criminals
The U.S. Justice Department has established that too-big-to-fail financial institutions are immune from federal prosecution. But the vast majority of individual corporate criminals are being protected as well.
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"Our Forests Aren’t Fuel": A Campaign to Stop Burning America's Southern Woods
Forests in the American South are being logged and burned to generate electricity, and the region is now the largest exporter of wood pellets in the world.
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Quantitative Crisis: Bernanke's "Stimulus" For the 1%
The Fed's stimulus policies, expressed in the form of Quantitative Easing, amount to one of the most expensive forms of corporate welfare in history.