RURAL AMERICA’S NEW CASH...

Sep 13, 2016 by

[Translate] A federal program is bringing solar energy and other green technology to farms and small communities. (Photo: Robert...

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ONE CITY IS MAKING A GOOD STAR...

Sep 13, 2016 by

ONE CITY IS MAKING A GOOD START AT TACKLING ITS HOMELESS PROBLEMS – THANKS TO A LAWSUIT

[Translate] Stuff that matters   GRIST Good idea REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson lawsuit. Under the terms of a settlement, Pomona, California,...

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CDC WANTS TO EXPAND POWER TO E...

Sep 13, 2016 by

CDC WANTS TO EXPAND POWER TO ELIMINATE MEASLES – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

[Translate] CDC Wants to Expand Power to Eliminate Measles What You Need To Know and Do Now By Barbara Loe Fisher   I remember the...

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HERD IMMUNITY VS. VIRAL SHEDDI...

Sep 12, 2016 by

HERD IMMUNITY VS. VIRAL SHEDDING: WHO’S INFECTING WHOM?

[Translate]     18th August 2015 By Makia Freeman Contributing Writer for Wake Up World Herd immunity, or community immunity as...

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Leonardo DiCaprio’s New ...

Sep 12, 2016 by

Leonardo DiCaprio’s New Film ‘Before the Flood’ Puts the Threats to Our Planet on Center Stage

[Translate]   Environment The actor and activist takes viewers around the globe to highlight the perils of a warming planet. By...

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 5 Corporations Now Dominate ...

Sep 12, 2016 by

 5 Corporations Now Dominate Our Privatized Intelligence Industry

[Translate]   This unaccountable oligarchy of spies controls the information that guides our military and civilian leaders. By Tim...

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FIVE DEADLY SINS OF BIG PHARMA

Sep 12, 2016 by

FIVE DEADLY SINS OF BIG PHARMA

[Translate] PAUL BUCHHEIT FOR BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT (Photo: Sage Ross)For Mylan, it was a perfect plan — diabolical,...

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THE WESTERN UNITED STATES FACE...

Sep 12, 2016 by

THE WESTERN UNITED STATES FACES AN EXPLOSION OF WILDFIRES

[Translate] By Kieran Cooke / Climate News Network       A wildfire in California’s Sequoia National Forest last month forms a smoky...

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Housing for the homeless is a ...

Sep 12, 2016 by

[Translate] Editorial  la times Santa Monica residents have proposed an initiative that would require voter approval for most...

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EXPLORING ALIEN SEAS FOR WATER

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BILL MOYERS, MONEY AND POWER I...

Sep 12, 2016 by

[Translate] Posted by Bill Moyers   Hope: it’s in short supply in America this year. I was reminded of that recently when I...

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A clear contrast of sustainabl...

Sep 12, 2016 by

A clear contrast of sustainable and unsustainable farming practices — in 20 seconds!

[Translate] GRIST … till proven guilty Of course, there are scores of variables when it comes to sustainable farming, but this...

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What Really Happened to “World...

Sep 12, 2016 by

What Really Happened to “World Trade Center Building 7” on September 11, 2001?

[Translate] September 11th, 2016 By Andy Whiteley Contributing writer for Wake Up World Today, on the 15 year anniversary of 9/11,...

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10 States Report Crop Damage F...

Sep 12, 2016 by

[Translate] Food Missouri has suffered the most, with damage to more than 40,000 acres of crops. By Lorraine Chow / EcoWatch tractor...

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Bill Moyers: How to Save Democ...

Sep 12, 2016 by

[Translate] Americans can still fix our world and make it a better place. By Bill Moyers / Tom Dispatch  VIA ALTERNET   grungy...

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IT’S TIME TO FIRE THE AM...

Sep 12, 2016 by

[Translate] More Info Declares opposition to personal belief exemptions      It is time to fire the American Academy of Pediatrics....

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TEMPERATURES RISE, AND WE̵...

Sep 11, 2016 by

[Translate] Ed Columnist Nicholas Kristof   NYTIMES ONE of Donald Trump’s 100 wackiest ideas is that climate change is a hoax...

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WILD GARDENING AND WHY NATURE ...

Sep 11, 2016 by

WILD GARDENING AND WHY NATURE ALWAYS WINS

[Translate] Margie Ruddick on Wild Gardening and Why Nature Always Wins By Martin C. Pedersen   COMMON EDGE.ORG Margie Ruddick, like...

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Michael Kimmelman on the Chall...

Sep 11, 2016 by

Michael Kimmelman on the Challenges – and Opportunities – Facing New York

[Translate] By Martin C. Pedersen  COMMON EDGE.ORG When Michael Kimmelman was named architecture critic of the New York Times, he was...

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HOW ARCHITECTS HELPED HEAL THE...

Sep 11, 2016 by

HOW ARCHITECTS HELPED HEAL THE TOWN OF NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT

[Translate] By Martin C. Pedersen  COMMON EDGE.ORG Even for a country far too accustomed to gun violence, this was a horrific event:...

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POWERFUL LIBYAN COMMANDER SEIZ...

Sep 11, 2016 by

POWERFUL LIBYAN COMMANDER SEIZES VITAL OIL PORTS

[Translate] Africa The industrial zone at the oil port of Ras Lanuf on March 11, 2014. (Esam Al-Fetori/Reuters) By Sudarsan Raghavan ...

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Doubts, concerns greet Syria c...

Sep 11, 2016 by

[Translate] Middle East The U.S. and Russia reached a deal on Syria’s cease-fire. Here’s how it happened. Play Video1:07...

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HOW THE GOVERNMENT COULD RESIS...

Sep 11, 2016 by

HOW THE GOVERNMENT COULD RESIST TRUMP’S ORDERS

[Translate] PostEverything Civil servants can refuse to comply, judges can issue injunctions and members of Congress can decline to...

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Secret Service appears to have...

Sep 11, 2016 by

[Translate] Post Politics By Carol D. Leonnig and Anne Gearan  WASHINGTON POST A video shared on Twitter shows Democratic...

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As America Mourned 9/11, CEOs ...

Sep 11, 2016 by

As America Mourned 9/11, CEOs and Lobbyists Pounced on the Prospect of a Bonanza Born of the Tragedy

[Translate]   By Bill Moyers / Moyers and Company Gunnar Sigurður Zoega Guðmundsson / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Before the terrorists...

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A Test of US Climate Leadershi...

Sep 11, 2016 by

[Translate]   By Mark Trahant, YES! Magazine | My ears perked up when I heard that Hillary Clinton was giving a speech on American...

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Engineering ourselves against ...

Sep 10, 2016 by

Engineering ourselves against terror attacks: How building design changed after 9/11

[Translate] Most buildings had been built with defenses against total collapse, but progressive collapse was poorly understood...

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FRANCE DECIDES TO OPT OUT OF V...

Sep 10, 2016 by

FRANCE DECIDES TO OPT OUT OF VACCINES

[Translate]   To vaccinate or not to vaccinate? The question that weighs heavily on the minds of so many parents as they’re guided or...

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THERE’S ONE UNFINISHED C...

Sep 9, 2016 by

[Translate] Robert Reich What can be done to deter pharmaceutical companies from jacking up prices of critical drugs? To prevent Wall...

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The right’s war on college: “S...

Sep 9, 2016 by

The right’s war on college: “Starving the Beast” exposes the fight to destroy America’s great public universities

[Translate] Why does college cost so much? Because the far right is trying to undermine or privatize state universities Andrew...

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