I WILL NOT MAKE THIS MISTAKE b...

Jun 15, 2015 by

[Translate]     One of the biggest mistakes President Obama made once he was in office was, after mobilizing millions of...

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ELIZABETH WARREN JUST DROPPED ...

Jun 15, 2015 by

ELIZABETH WARREN JUST DROPPED THE MIC ON JP MORGAN CHASE CEO

[Translate] by Walter Einenkel   DAILY KOS You can’t buy class. A couple of days ago, JPMorgan Chase & Co CEO Jamie Dimon...

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REMEMBER THAT BULLDOZED RAINFO...

Jun 15, 2015 by

REMEMBER THAT BULLDOZED RAINFOREST? WE HAVE PRETTY GOOD NEWS.

[Translate] Shutterstock By Nathanael Johnson   GRIST A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about a patch of Indonesian rainforest that was...

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HOW MUCH DOES THE WORLD SPEND ...

Jun 15, 2015 by

[Translate] By Heather Smith   GRIST The folks at the IMF – yes, that great Satan of the ’90s  – just released a working paper on how...

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THE EVIL THAT DARE NOT SPEAK I...

Jun 14, 2015 by

THE EVIL THAT DARE NOT SPEAK ITS NAME: ISRAEL’S APARTHEID

[Translate]   By Sandy Tolan   TRUTHDIG     Palestinian workers wait to cross at the Israeli checkpoint in Jalameh, south of the...

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AUSTRALIA FACES STORMY FUTURE ...

Jun 14, 2015 by

AUSTRALIA FACES STORMY FUTURE AS TEMPERATURES SOAR

[Translate]   By Tim Radford, Climate News Network   VIA TRUTHDIG     A woman is trapped on the roof of her car during a flash...

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10 Companies That Act Like The...

Jun 14, 2015 by

10 Companies That Act Like They Hate Their Customers

[Translate] Guess who has the worst customer service? By Alex Henderson / AlterNet Recently, Comcast customers in Philadelphia were...

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Here’s How Bernie Sanders Coul...

Jun 14, 2015 by

Here’s How Bernie Sanders Could Win: The One Issue Where Hillary’s Vulnerable — And Where the Tea Party Might Be Right

[Translate] Some say the reason our politicians talk less about corruption is that we have less of it, but this isn’t true. By...

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5 Questions For UK Government ...

Jun 14, 2015 by

[Translate] The government has an obligation to respond to the Sunday Times report that MI6 has been forced to pull agents out of...

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The Most Obnoxious Things Rich...

Jun 14, 2015 by

The Most Obnoxious Things Rich People Have Done Recently

[Translate] Millionaires and billionaires have resumed their ostentatious and tin-eared ways. By Evan McMurry / AlterNet After the...

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What can rule-bending alternat...

Jun 14, 2015 by

What can rule-bending alternative builders teach us about smarter shelters? (Video)

[Translate] Derek Markham (@derekmarkham) Design / Tiny Houses  VIA TREEHUGGER CC BY 2.0 littlemoresunshine Modern building codes and...

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YES YOU CAN GROW AN EDIBLE GAR...

Jun 14, 2015 by

YES YOU CAN GROW AN EDIBLE GARDEN ON A HOT, DRY SITE

[Translate] Difficult garden spots don’t need to deter you from planting trees, herbs and other delicious food plants Brian Barth...

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ALABAMA RESIDENTS AND GEOLOGIS...

Jun 14, 2015 by

ALABAMA RESIDENTS AND GEOLOGISTS PERPLEXED BY SPATE OF EARTHQUAKES

[Translate] More than a dozen weak earthquakes have hit since last November in area more prone to tornadoes, as researchers...

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WILDFIRES RAVAGE ALASKAN TUNDR...

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WILDFIRES RAVAGE ALASKAN TUNDRA

[Translate] Alaska Fire Crews Battling 2 Large Tundra Wildfires Associated Press  |  By RACHEL D’ORO ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) —...

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SOLAR-POWERED AIRPLANE IS ABOU...

Jun 14, 2015 by

SOLAR-POWERED AIRPLANE IS ABOUT TO MAKE HISTORY

[Translate] The Huffington Post  |  By Landess Kearns Aviation history is in the making — no fossil fuels necessary. Solar...

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BRITISH WOMEN FIGHT FOR RIGHT ...

Jun 14, 2015 by

BRITISH WOMEN FIGHT FOR RIGHT TO CALL GOD “SHE”

[Translate] by Jack JenkinsTHINK PROGRESS CREDIT: AP   Christian feminists in the United Kingdom are pushing for the Church of...

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Rabbis: Scripture Says ‘If We ...

Jun 14, 2015 by

Rabbis: Scripture Says ‘If We Refuse To Let Earth Rest, It Will Rest Anyways’

[Translate] Climate by Ari PhillipsCLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock   With Pope Francis’ forthcoming encyclical on climate...

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HILLARY BLASTS GOP’S ...

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HILLARY BLASTS GOP’S “I’M NOT A SCIENTIST RHETORIC” IN CAMPAIGN KICKOFF SPEECH

[Translate] by Ryan Koronowski CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Julio Cortez   During Saturday’s speech on New York City’s Roosevelt...

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IT’S THE PLANET STUPID!:...

Jun 13, 2015 by

IT’S THE PLANET STUPID!: CAPITALISM AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE COMMONS

[Translate] Common Dreams by John Atcheson   (Photo: Smilla4/cc/flickr) There is a war going on right now between those who are...

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Ex-White House Staffer Who Inv...

Jun 13, 2015 by

Ex-White House Staffer Who Invoked Genocide to Sell a War Is Now Helping Cover One Up

[Translate] World Myanmar has hired a lobbying team to make its case to the U.S. government and media outlets. By Zaid Jilani /...

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THE TRIUMPH OF OCCUPY WALL STR...

Jun 13, 2015 by

THE TRIUMPH OF OCCUPY WALL STREET

[Translate] The Atlantic       The movement that began in Zuccotti Park didn’t disappear—it just splintered and...

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Exar Architecture’s House Decr...

Jun 13, 2015 by

[Translate]     <p>Your browser does not support iframes.</p>   Contrary to the private front side, the facade on...

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COMMUNITY DISCUSSION: CAN REPU...

Jun 13, 2015 by

COMMUNITY DISCUSSION: CAN REPUBLICANS EVER ADMIT TO CLIMATE CHANGE?

[Translate] They deny all they want, but will that ever change? SALON.COM (Credit: Bernard Dupont via Flickr) Another day, another...

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WHY SWITCHING TO AN ALTERNATIV...

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WHY SWITCHING TO AN ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PROVIDER COULD COST YOU BIG IF YOU’RE NOT CAREFUL

[Translate]   You might save money in states with energy competition, but it’s not easy. By Anthony Giorgianni / AlterNet If you...

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NANCY PELOSIE ON TPP: “Y...

Jun 13, 2015 by

NANCY PELOSIE ON TPP: “YOU CANNOT SEPARATE COMMERCE FROM THE ENVIRONMENT”

[Translate] by Samantha Page CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: screenshot via CSPAN A customs package that would allow the controversial...

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HIGH CARBON LEVELS CAN MAKE IT...

Jun 13, 2015 by

HIGH CARBON LEVELS CAN MAKE IT HARDER FOR PLANTS TO GROW

[Translate] by Natasha GeilingCLIMATE PROGRESS In contrast to a popular conservative argument, a new study has found that increased...

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THE ISIS CREATION MYTH

Jun 13, 2015 by

THE ISIS CREATION MYTH

[Translate] By Jonathan Broder  NEWSWEEK The story of ISIS’s rise is complex, former U.S. officials and Middle East analysts say....

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Paul Krugman on How the Big Li...

Jun 12, 2015 by

Paul Krugman on How the Big Lies Told by the Powerful Have Come to Rule the World

[Translate] Economy Seriously bad ideas have remarkable staying power. That’s no accident. By Janet Allon / AlterNet Photo...

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WHAT WE KNOW (AND DON’T ...

Jun 12, 2015 by

WHAT WE KNOW (AND DON’T KNOW) ABOUT THIS YEAR’S BILDERBERG MEETING

[Translate]   By Roisin Davis   TRUTHDIG   The Interalpen-Hotel Tyrol, site of this year’s Bilderberg meeting. (Alpine Luftbild...

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DELEGATES ACCUSED OF “FI...

Jun 12, 2015 by

DELEGATES ACCUSED OF “FIDDLING” WHILE THE PLANET BURNS

[Translate]   By Paul Brown, Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     One bright spot at the talks in Bonn, Germany, was an...

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