INTERVIEW WITH MITCHELL SILVER...

Dec 2, 2016 by

INTERVIEW WITH MITCHELL SILVER ON NYC’S GAME CHANGING PARK SYSTEM

[Translate] THE DIRT    Jared Green Mitchell Silver / NYC Parks and RecreationMitchell Silver is commissioner of the New York City...

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WAS 11/8 A NEW 9/11?

Dec 2, 2016 by

WAS 11/8 A NEW 9/11?

[Translate]   By Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch  VIA TRUTHDIG Bob Bob / CC-BY-2.0 For decades, Washington had a habit of using the...

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HOW THE MEDIA ICED OUT BERNIE ...

Dec 2, 2016 by

HOW THE MEDIA ICED OUT BERNIE SANDERS AND HELPED DONALD TRUMP WIN

[Translate]   By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan  VIA TRUTHDIG   More than 12 million people voted for Bernie Sanders in the...

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GOP SUDDENLY A WEE BIT NERVOUS...

Dec 2, 2016 by

GOP SUDDENLY A WEE BIT NERVOUS ABOUT PRIVATIZING MEDICARE

[Translate] Election 2016 Chuck Schumer: “We say to our Republicans who want to privatize Medicare, we say: go try it. Make our...

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IN SYRIA’S ALEPPO, THERE...

Dec 2, 2016 by

IN SYRIA’S ALEPPO, THERE’S NO WAY OF COUNTING THE DEAD

[Translate] WorldViews By Louisa Loveluck WASHINGTON POST Syrian Civil Defense workers and citizens carry a body in the neighborhood...

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ENVIRONMENTALISTS TIE TRUMP...

Dec 2, 2016 by

ENVIRONMENTALISTS TIE TRUMP’S HANDS ON DEEP-SEA MINING

[Translate] A federal court settlement requires the government to assess the impact of strip-mining the ocean floor before issuing...

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TRUMP STANDS WITH BIG OIL, BAC...

Dec 2, 2016 by

TRUMP STANDS WITH BIG OIL, BACKS THE DAKOTA ACCESS PIPELINE

[Translate] THINK PROGRESS “All Americans” apparently doesn’t include the tribes trying to protect their water. CREDIT: AP Photo/John...

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HERE’S HOW STATES AND CI...

Dec 1, 2016 by

HERE’S HOW STATES AND CITIES CAN FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE AND INEQUALITY IN THE TRUMP ERA

[Translate] Let’s make polluters pay for carbon reduction and invest the revenue in disadvantaged communities. By Heather McGhee and...

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HOW THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL REVIEW ...

Dec 1, 2016 by

[Translate] This summer, Tim Mentz Sr. took to YouTube to tell the world about the destruction of his cultural heritage. A former...

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ARCTIC TIPPING POINTS PUT EART...

Dec 1, 2016 by

ARCTIC TIPPING POINTS PUT EARTH AT RISK

[Translate]   By Alex Kirby / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     The Arctic’s summer sea-ice cover has hit new record lows...

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THE EPA DOWNPLAYED ITS FINDING...

Dec 1, 2016 by

THE EPA DOWNPLAYED ITS FINDINGS IN THE STUDY OF FRACKING’S IMPACT ON DRINKING WATER

[Translate] Briefly  GRIST.ORG Stuff that matters for frack’s sake MarcellusCoalition An investigation from Marketplace and APM...

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COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE BY ME...

Dec 1, 2016 by

COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE BY MEASURING CARBON EMISSIONS CORRECTLY

[Translate]  ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE Authors James Mandel, Ph.D. Principal Gavin McCormick Guest Author Carbon emissions are...

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Court Fails to Protect Bees an...

Dec 1, 2016 by

Court Fails to Protect Bees and Beekeepers From Toxic Pesticides

[Translate] Environment Pesticide-coated seeds remain unregulated by EPA as pollinator populations plummet Center for Food Safety  ...

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THIS IS THE END OF SYRIA

Dec 1, 2016 by

THIS IS THE END OF SYRIA

[Translate] World The fall of Aleppo and the collapse of diplomacy point to a new and probably dark future for the country. By Vijay...

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ANGRY MOBS LOCK UP INDIAN BANK...

Dec 1, 2016 by

ANGRY MOBS LOCK UP INDIAN BANKERS AS CASH CHAOS ESCALATES: ‘WE ARE FEARING THE WORST’

[Translate]   Sweden is about to go cashless, The EU ditched the 500C Euro Note… Larry Summers, the Derivatives Monster...

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HOW OBAMA’S CLIMATE CHAN...

Nov 30, 2016 by

HOW OBAMA’S CLIMATE CHANGE LEGACY IS WEAKENED BY U.S. INVESTMENT IN DIRTY FUEL

[Translate] The Guardian Climate change Exclusive: an agency inside the Obama administration poured billions into fossil fuel...

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TRIBAL GROUP STOPS DISASTROUS ...

Nov 30, 2016 by

TRIBAL GROUP STOPS DISASTROUS CALIFORNIA LANDFILL PROJECT

[Translate] Environment A decades-long fight to protect one of the most ecologically sensitive and culturally important places in San...

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TENNESSEE WILDFIRE IS ‘U...

Nov 30, 2016 by

TENNESSEE WILDFIRE IS ‘UNLIKE ANYTHING WE’VE EVER SEEN’ (VIDEO)

[Translate] Environment It’s unclear if the Southeast will become wetter or drier due to climate change—and that will have a big...

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BETSY DE VOS’ PLAN TO DE...

Nov 30, 2016 by

BETSY DE VOS’ PLAN TO DESTROY PUBLIC EDUCATION

[Translate]   BILL BERKOWITZ FOR BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT (Photo: Prosavage2600)Betsy DeVos, Present-elect Donald Trump’s pick to...

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HOW THE ACTIVE MANY CAN OVERCO...

Nov 30, 2016 by

HOW THE ACTIVE MANY CAN OVERCOME THE RUTHLESS FEW

[Translate] Nonviolent direct action was the 20th century’s greatest invention—and it is the key to saving the earth in the 21st...

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YOU WERE BORN FOR THIS TIME: 1...

Nov 30, 2016 by

[Translate]   BILL QUIGLEY FOR BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT (Photo: Genusfotografen)When you find yourself in a suddenly darkened room,...

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PUSHING REPEAL OF THE AFFORDAB...

Nov 30, 2016 by

[Translate] Mark Trahant  CAMPAIGN FOR AMERICA’S FUTURE The following was originally published at Trahant Reports...

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#NODAPL LIVE BLOG: ‘WATE...

Nov 30, 2016 by

#NODAPL LIVE BLOG: ‘WATER PROTECTORS’ FILE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT

[Translate] TRUTHDIG     Nearly a foot of snow has blanketed Standing Rock since Monday. (Standing Rock Rising / Facebook)...

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MILLIONS OF MUSLIMS MARCH AGAI...

Nov 29, 2016 by

MILLIONS OF MUSLIMS MARCH AGAINST ISIS DURING PILGRAMAGE AND MAINSTREAM COMPLETELY IGNORES IT

[Translate] Matt Agorist THEFREETHOUGHTPROJECT.COM   In one of the largest organized marches in the history of the world, tens...

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MOMA’S ‘INSECURITI...

Nov 28, 2016 by

MOMA’S ‘INSECURITIES’ EXHIBITION EXAMINES GLOBAL DISPLACEMENT AND SHELTER

[Translate] INHABITAT   ‘insecurities: tracing displacement and shelter’ — an exhibition on view at new york’s MoMA until...

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6 Ways Your Diet Can Help Comb...

Nov 28, 2016 by

6 Ways Your Diet Can Help Combat Post-Trump Stress Disorder

[Translate] Food A healthy, balanced diet can help alleviate post-election anxiety. By Reynard Loki / AlterNet President Barack Obama...

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JOURNALISTS DECRY WASHINGTON P...

Nov 28, 2016 by

JOURNALISTS DECRY WASHINGTON POST’S STORY ON SOURCE THAT “BLACKLISTED” TRUTHDIG AND OTHER OUTLETS

[Translate] TRUTHDIG     The Washington Post headquarters in Washington, D.C. The paper’s report about purportedly pro-Russian...

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WAITING FOR THE BARBARIANS

Nov 28, 2016 by

[Translate]   By Chris Hedges  TRUTHDIG Mr. Fish / Truthdig We await the crisis. It could be economic. It could be a terrorist...

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PRIEBUS CONFIRMS THAT CLIMATE ...

Nov 28, 2016 by

PRIEBUS CONFIRMS THAT CLIMATE DENIAL WILL BE THE OFFICIAL POLICY OF TRUMP’S ADMINISTRATION

[Translate] Joe Romm Dr. Joe Romm is Founding Editor of Climate Progress, “the indispensable blog,” as NY Times columnist Tom...

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Bipartisan Unity in a Deep Red...

Nov 28, 2016 by

Bipartisan Unity in a Deep Red State

[Translate]   Economy A politically diverse coalition fighting predatory lenders in South Dakota offers hope for all of us in a...

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