All News Articles for 2014-10-09
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Sanders: New Report Shows Voter ID Laws Are 'Intended to Discourage Voting' GAO study reveals two states with such laws had lower turnout, and more greatly impacted African-Americans Read more |
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Supreme Court Draws Rebuke for Upholding North Carolina Voting Restrictions Same-day registration and out-of-precinct voting is no longer an option for North Carolina residents Read more |
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Could Trigger a Trillion-Dollar Coral Reef Problem New UN report outlines threat of 'geologically unprecedented rate' of ocean acidification Read more |
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Off-Duty St. Louis Officer Kills Black Man, Spurring Protests "This is a dangerous situation for our city," local alderman says Read more |
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Critics to Obama: 'Draconian Cuts' Have Been to US Public Services, Not War Budget Though U.S. military spending is at historic highs, Obama suggests nearly non-existent cuts are going too far. Read more |
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Renewables Not Enough: World Needs Democratic, Decentralized Energy, says Report 'A timely and equitable energy transition can occur only with greater energy democracy, which requires that workers, communities, and the public at large have a real voice in decision making.' Read more |
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Suicide Blast in Yemeni Capital Kills Dozens Violence and political unrest in the Arab nation calls into question Obama's "success story" narrative Read more |
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Lego Ends Shell Contract After Greenpeace 'Save the Arctic' Campaign 'It’s a huge blow to Shell’s strategy of partnering with beloved brands to mask its plans to drill in the Arctic,' Greenpeace activist Fran Grobke said Read more |
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'Another Kind of Independence': Scotland University First in EU to Divest From Fossil Fuels Amid growing global divestment movement, student campaigners say they hope Glasgow will lead the way for other universities in the United Kingdom Read more |
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The Solution Is the Soil: How Organic Farming Can Feed the World and Save the Planet One man, backed by many, marches on Washington to tell lawmakers and the world that 'there is hope right beneath our feet.' Read more |