All News Articles for 2014-09-09

Tuesday, September 9, 2014
'We're Running Out of Time': UN Body Says Greenhouse Gas Levels at Record High
Latest Greenhouse Gas Bulletin from World Meteorological Organization also warns of 'unprecedented' ocean acidification
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Professor Calls His Ouster over Gaza Comments a 'Teaching Moment' for Academic Freedom
Professor Steven Salaita says he stills wants to teach at University of Illinois
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Climate Change Threatens 'Rampant Bird Extinctions,' Study Finds
Report: hundreds of North American bird species endangered by global warming
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As Ferguson Considers Reforms, Calls for Justice Remain
As city council makes efforts to meet protester demands, police ignore call to arrest officer
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Citing Failed War on Drugs, World Leaders Call for Widespread Decriminalization
Global commission condemns "harsh measures grounded in repressive ideologies"
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Islamic State Fighting With Weapons From US and 'Moderate' Syrian Rebels: Report
Conflict Armament Research Group traces origin of IS weapons to United States, Saudi Arabia, and Free Syrian Army
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Senate Advances Effort to Overturn Citizens United
Advocates: Democracy for All amendment stands for the idea that 'big ideas, not big money, should rule in the public square'
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Profits Soar As Pentagon Leans on Private Corporations for Special Ops
New research shows how US Special Operations Command is outsourcing many of its most sensitive information activities, including interrogation, drone and psychological operations
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We Must Degrow the 'Corporate Food Regime': Food Sovereignty Advocate
The industrial system in place has 'fetishized growth' but has not addressed hunger, according to Food First's Eric Holt-Giménez
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'They're Right': Citing Climate, Prosecutor Drops Charges Against Coal Blockaders
'Climate change is one of the gravest crises our planet has ever faced,' said Bristol County DA Sam Sutter. 'In my humble opinion, the political leadership on this issue has been gravely lacking.'
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