WALMART IS A CULTURAL SICKNESS...

Jun 2, 2015 by

WALMART IS A CULTURAL SICKNESS: How the American Workplace is Enriching the Wealthy – and Destroying Everything Else

[Translate] American workers are conditioned to expect less and less even as they do more and more. And it’s killing them. Kyle...

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BEES ARE DYING OFF – BUT...

Jun 1, 2015 by

BEES ARE DYING OFF – BUT THERE’S A SIMPLE, UNCONTROVERSIAL WAY TO SAVE THEM

[Translate] The only thing stopping us from protecting pollinators is greed, Dave Goulson tells Salon Lindsay Abrams SALON.COM Bees...

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The Truth About Poo: We’re Doi...

Jun 1, 2015 by

The Truth About Poo: We’re Doing It Wrong

[Translate] Personal Health In her best-selling book ‘Charming Bowels,’ microbiologist Giulia Enders explains how to go...

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6 Incredibly Important Things ...

Jun 1, 2015 by

6 Incredibly Important Things Everyone Should Know About ISIS

[Translate] Investigations An Atlantic profile reveals what the West needs to know. By Steven Rosenfeld / AlterNet   Photo...

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7 Ways to Turn Your Grocery Li...

Jun 1, 2015 by

7 Ways to Turn Your Grocery List Into a Ballot for Positive Change

[Translate] Environment Every purchase is a vote for your values. That’s especially true with the food you choose to buy. By...

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HERE’S ONE WAY THE DEVEL...

Jun 1, 2015 by

HERE’S ONE WAY THE DEVELOPING WORLD TOTALLY HAS AMERICA BEAT

[Translate] → Climate Desk, MOTHER JONES It’s poised to lead the world on clean energy investment. —By Tim McDonnell   A solar...

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8 INCREDIBLE PARKS CREATED FRO...

Jun 1, 2015 by

[Translate] INHABITAT     <p>Your browser does not support iframes.</p> Virginia Beach Talk about turning trash into...

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Slow TV Taking World by Very S...

Jun 1, 2015 by

Slow TV Taking World by Very Slow Moving Storm

[Translate] David Friedlander  LIFE EDITED Behavior Few words sum up the current pace of modern life like the word “fast.” From...

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A VERY BIG IDEA IN TINY HOUSE ...

Jun 1, 2015 by

A VERY BIG IDEA IN TINY HOUSE LIVING

[Translate] David Friedlander   LIFE EDITED Architecture Make fun of Portland all you want, but few American cities (probably none)...

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THANK YOU EDWARD SNOWDEN: An e...

Jun 1, 2015 by

THANK YOU EDWARD SNOWDEN: An end to General Warrants as So-Called Patriot Act Expires

[Translate] TRUTHDIG By Juan Cole Screen shot / HBO This post originally ran on Juan Cole’s website. The US government behemoth...

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‘It’s Shameful’: Scienti...

Jun 1, 2015 by

‘It’s Shameful’: Scientists Slam Ted Cruz For Dodging Climate Question After Texas Floods

[Translate] CLIMATE PROGRESS Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. CREDIT: AP images/Pablo Martinez Monsivais After literally 35 trillion gallons...

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FRACKING BANS NO LONGER ALLOWE...

Jun 1, 2015 by

FRACKING BANS NO LONGER ALLOWED IN OKLAHOMA

[Translate] Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin, who signed a ban on fracking bans into law on Friday. CREDIT: AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki...

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CAN A 4 DEGREE EARTH SUPPORT 1...

Jun 1, 2015 by

CAN A 4 DEGREE EARTH SUPPORT 10 BILLION PEOPLE?

[Translate] An asteroid helped wipe out the dinosaurs. Are we now the catastrophic agent? CREDIT: Shutterstock “Homo sapiens is...

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Why Libraries Matter More Than...

May 31, 2015 by

Why Libraries Matter More Than Ever in the Age of Google

[Translate] Books A review of John Palfrey’s new book ‘BiblioTech,’ and the culturally critical role libraries...

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Here’s What You Need to ...

May 31, 2015 by

Here’s What You Need to Make Hourly to Afford a 2-Bedroom Rental in Every State

[Translate] Economy New report by the National Low-Income Housing Coalition offers grim reality check. By Michael Arria / AlterNet...

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Every Day, U.S. Factory Farms ...

May 31, 2015 by

Every Day, U.S. Factory Farms Produce Enough Waste to Fill the Empire State Building

[Translate] Environment A new reports says factory farms are a #LoadOfCrap. By Anastasia Pantsios / EcoWatch   VIA ALTERNET Photo...

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George W. Bush Did Something M...

May 31, 2015 by

[Translate] by Dartagnan   DAILY KOS The Iraqi regime possesses biological and chemical weapons, is rebuilding the facilities to make...

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DEMOCRATS’ COMMITTEES FA...

May 31, 2015 by

DEMOCRATS’ COMMITTEES FACE STAGGERING EARLY DEFICIT AMONG 2016 DONORS

[Translate]                            Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus: a thumbs up for mega-donors....

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ELON MUSK WILL NOT SAVE US: WH...

May 31, 2015 by

ELON MUSK WILL NOT SAVE US: WHY LIBERTARIANS WAITING FOR SUPERMAN ARE WASTING EVERYONE’S TIME

[Translate]                                                               Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors (Credit: AP/Mark Lennihan)...

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FORECLOSED NATION: WALL STREET...

May 31, 2015 by

FORECLOSED NATION: WALL STREET, THE DISPOSSESSED & THE QUALITY OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY

[Translate] If those affected by foreclosure were a voting bloc, we’d treat the crisis as the ongoing emergency that it is...

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Martin O’Malley could try to o...

May 31, 2015 by

Martin O’Malley could try to out-green Bernie Sanders

[Translate] Edward Kimmel By Ben Adler GRIST Twee This is an updated version of a post originally published on 28 May 2015. Martin...

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A HOUSE WITH FOUR COURTYARDS

May 30, 2015 by

A HOUSE WITH FOUR COURTYARDS

[Translate] andrés stebelski delineates a house with four courtyards in mexico city andrés stebelski delineates a house with four...

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TWO GALLONS OF WATER FOR A WAL...

May 30, 2015 by

TWO GALLONS OF WATER FOR A WALNUT?

[Translate] With Dr. Denis Mukwege at Harvard’s graduation. By NICHOLAS KRISTOF I like to think that I may be the only city...

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CAPITALISM COULD KILL ALL LIFE...

May 30, 2015 by

CAPITALISM COULD KILL ALL LIFE ON EARTH

[Translate]   By The Daily Take Team, The Thom Hartmann Program | Op-Ed (Image: Coal smoke via Shutterstock) Are we going to let...

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HOPE IN THE AGE OF CLIMATE CON...

May 30, 2015 by

[Translate]   By Kate Davies, Tikkun | Op-Ed How can we be hopeful in the age of climate consequences? How can we be positive about...

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NEW HIV STUDY WAS SO DRAMATIC,...

May 30, 2015 by

NEW HIV STUDY WAS SO DRAMATIC, IT HAD TO BE STOPPED EARLY

[Translate] by Tara Culp-Ressler  THINK PROGRESS Antiretroviral medication at an HIV/AIDS Clinic in Johannesburg, which sees between...

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WAR CRIME: NATO DELIBERATELY D...

May 30, 2015 by

[Translate]   By Nafeez Ahmed, The Ecologist | Report The military targeting of civilian infrastructure, especially of water...

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HERE’S WHY WE NEED TO PO...

May 30, 2015 by

HERE’S WHY WE NEED TO POLITICIZE DISASTERS

[Translate] Reuters By Tim Kovach GRIST The past week has brought widespread devastation throughout Texas, as torrential rain and...

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This Newly Discovered Fungus C...

May 30, 2015 by

This Newly Discovered Fungus Could Eat the Plastic Out of Landfills

[Translate] Apparently, pestalotiopsis microspora has a healthy appetite for plastic. By Amanda Froelich / True Activist  VIA...

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As Carbon Emissions Continue t...

May 30, 2015 by

As Carbon Emissions Continue to Increase, So Will Extreme Downpours

[Translate] Record-breaking rain across Texas and Oklahoma suggest a climate change signal. Climate Central  VIA ALTERNET   2015...

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