All News Articles for 2013-05-22
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Obama Administration Admits Drone Attacks Killed 4 US Citizens Jeremy Scahill: "Perhaps most disturbing about Holder's letter is that it leaves totally unexplained why the US has killed so many innocent non-American citizens in its strikes in Pakistan and Yemen." Read more |
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Chile Protesters Call for Education Reform Demonstrators try to disrupt President Sebastian Pinera's final state of the nation speech to Congress... Read more |
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As China Prepares to Lead on Climate Crisis, Will US Follow? China appears ready to end stalling tactics and reduce carbon output, but American inaction seems permanent Read more |
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Documents Show Exxon Lied in Aftermath of Tar Sands Pipeline Rupture Oil giant knew of dangerous toxins in Arkansas' Lake Conway, yet claimed waterway was “oil free” Read more |
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Pesticide Producers Turn to 'Bee-Washing' to Fight Backlash Pesticide makers have taken to framing themselves as stewards of the bees as backlash over their products' links to mass bee deaths grows. "Scientists, consumer groups, beekeepers and others blame the devastating rate of bee deaths on the growing use of pesticides sold by agrichemical companies to boost yields of staple crops such as corn," Reuters ' Carey Gillam reports , and this Read more |
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Rallying Cry: Citizens Worldwide to Unite in 'March Against Monsanto' Dr. Vandana Shiva: "The March against Monsanto is a call to end the dictatorship over seeds, over life, over food and over our freedom." Read more |
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Third Time's Still a Toxic Mess: Another Derailment Spews Crude Another incident highlights dangers of not "leaving the oil in the soil" Read more |
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Obamas Under Fire for 'Personal Responsibility Finger-Wagging' at Black Audiences 'Why doesn’t he ever say such things to white graduates?' Or to Bankers? Read more |
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UN Warns of World Without Water "Under current trends, future demands for water will not be met." Read more |
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'Worse Than Nixon': Outrage Grows Over Obama Assault on Press Revelations about the targeting of whistleblowers, journalists and news agencies exposes president to increasing scorn Read more |
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New Interactive Map Shows Flight Path of CIA's Rendition Flights UK Researchers illuminate CIA rendition: track CIA flights, victims, and rendition details Read more |
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'Tremendous Victory' in Growing Rebuke of Citizens United Los Angeles joins more than 175 cities in national push for constitutional amendment Read more |
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Chris Hedges Interview: Rise Up or Die! Chris Hedges, Truthdig, joins Thom Hartmann. The AP scandal is just the latest example of an ongoing - and often corporate backed - assault on our most basic democratic rights. Read more |
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Stressed Ecosystems Leaving Humanity High and Dry UXBRIDGE, Canada - Everyone knows water is life. Far too few understand the role of trees, plants and other living things in ensuring we have clean, fresh water. Read more |
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LGBT Community: Senate Dems 'Betrayed Us' on Immigration As reform bill passes to full Senate, concerns of gay and lesbian familes are left in the dust Read more |