HOW CONGRESS’ CRAZY OMNI...

Dec 23, 2015 by

HOW CONGRESS’ CRAZY OMNIBUS SPENDING PACKAGE WILL CHANGE WHAT WE EAT

[Translate] Shutterstock By Nathanael Johnson   GRIST In this era of asymmetrical polarization it seems like laws can only pass in...

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LURKING WITHIN THE OMINOUS, OM...

Dec 21, 2015 by

[Translate]   McConnell agrees not to shut down the government only if the millionaires and billionaires are permitted to...

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THE OIL INDUSTRY IS ABOUT TO G...

Dec 9, 2015 by

THE OIL INDUSTRY IS ABOUT TO GET A BIG GIFT FROM CONGRESS

[Translate] by Samantha Page CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Paul Sakuma U.S. refineries say they will take a hit if the oil export...

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DESPITE ATROCITIES, U.S. APPRO...

Nov 17, 2015 by

DESPITE ATROCITIES, U.S. APPROVED $1.29 BILLION ARMS SALE TO SAUDI ARABIA

[Translate] By Sarah Lazare / Common Dreams   VIA TRUTHDIG     President Obama and King Salman meet in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in...

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AGAINST NATURE

Oct 23, 2015 by

AGAINST NATURE

[Translate] NYTIMES – BY TIMOTHY EGAN...

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ELIZABETH WARREN TORCHES BIG O...

Oct 8, 2015 by

ELIZABETH WARREN TORCHES BIG OIL IN A SIGNATURE MOMENT: “WE WEREN’T SENT HERE TO WORK FOR THEM”

[Translate] Republicans want to lift the ban on crude oil exports — but Warren demands to hear from the experts first Sophia...

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People Are Dying from Contamin...

Aug 28, 2015 by

People Are Dying from Contaminated Food, but Obama and Congress Don’t Seem to Care

[Translate] A sweeping food safety reform bill was passed five years ago, but not a single new rule has yet been implemented — and...

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CONGRESS IS SICK OF THE SECREC...

Aug 23, 2015 by

CONGRESS IS SICK OF THE SECRECY AROUND THE TPP

[Translate] TPP And Senator Sherrod Brown is blocking a key Obama nominee to show it. By George Zornick THE NATION Sherrod Brown...

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TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT OUR PAR...

Aug 16, 2015 by

TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT OUR PARKS

[Translate] As incredible as it might sound, in less than 50 days, our nation’s most successful conservation program could end....

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OBAMA’S CLIMATE WILL SUR...

Jul 7, 2015 by

OBAMA’S CLIMATE WILL SURVIVE EVEN IF A REPUBLICAN IS ELECTED, SAYS EPA CHIEF

[Translate] THE GUARDIAN Head of Environmental Protection Agency says carbon pollution rules that are main pillar of plan will also...

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REPUBLICANS RIGGED THE HOUSE T...

Jun 29, 2015 by

REPUBLICANS RIGGED THE HOUSE THROUGH GERRYMANDERING. DEMOCRATS CAN FIGHT BACK AT THE BALLOT BOX

[Translate] by Stephen WolfFollow for Daily Kos Elections States where Democrats could gain from redistricting reform ballot...

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ALMOST $200 MILLION DONATED TO...

Jun 27, 2015 by

ALMOST $200 MILLION DONATED TO REPRESENTATIVES TO PASS TPA

[Translate] By Paola Casale (about the author)     Permalink       (Page 1 of 1 pages) OP ED NEWS Money in Politics (image by Economy...

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SENTENCE FIRST, VERDICT AFTERW...

Jun 24, 2015 by

SENTENCE FIRST, VERDICT AFTERWARDS: THE ALICE IN WONDERLAND ‘WORLD OF SECRET TRADE AGREEMENTS’

[Translate]   By Ellen Brown, Web of Debt  TRUTHDIG JD Hancock / CC BY 2.0 This piece first appeared at Web of Debt. It was...

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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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Opponents Of Obama’s Carbon Po...

Jun 8, 2015 by

Opponents Of Obama’s Carbon Pollution Rule Are Trying Nearly Everything To Take It Down

[Translate]   by Ryan Koronowski CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock When the Obama administration unveiled its plan to make...

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THE SHOCKING NEWS ABOUT GOVERN...

Jun 2, 2015 by

THE SHOCKING NEWS ABOUT GOVERNMENT SECRECY THAT SHOULD HAVE EVERY AMERICAN WORRIED

[Translate] Government agencies are increasingly ignoring and circumventing the very laws meant to hold them accountable Philip Eil  ...

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AS A BRIDGE CRUMBLES, CONGRESS...

Jun 2, 2015 by

[Translate]   Isaiah J. Poole  AMERICANS FOR A SAFE FUTURE Scott Klinger of the Center for Effective Government explains how...

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U.S. Congress Should Have No P...

Jun 2, 2015 by

U.S. Congress Should Have No Part In International Climate Deal, French Minister Says

[Translate] by Samantha Page  CLIMATE PROGRESS France’s foreign minister, Laurent Fabius, is at the helm of climate talks expected to...

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Shock: Congress Plots to Pay f...

May 27, 2015 by

Shock: Congress Plots to Pay for Reviled TPP Deal by Raiding Medicare

[Translate] News & Politics It’s a move that will result in deaths. By Gaius Publius / AlterNet It just doesn’t get...

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If You’ve Wondered Why So Many...

May 27, 2015 by

If You’ve Wondered Why So Many Politicians Deny Climate Change, Science Has Your Answer

[Translate] by Emily Atkin CLIMATE PROGRESS Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., one of the Senate’s most high-profile deniers of climate...

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Sen. Warren’s Critique of the ...

May 15, 2015 by

Sen. Warren’s Critique of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Puts Prickly Obama on Defense

[Translate] TRUTHDIG Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and President Barack Obama earlier this year. (AP / Jacquelyn Martin) Sen....

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Dangerous and Radical: Republi...

May 11, 2015 by

Dangerous and Radical: Republican Senators Vote to Sell off America’s National Forests

[Translate] Environment It’s part of a larger organized movement to sell off and limit access to America’s public lands....

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Paul Krugman Exposes Wall Stre...

May 11, 2015 by

Paul Krugman Exposes Wall Street Vampires’ Latest Ploy

[Translate] Economy The bought and paid for Congress is sneakily trying to kill financial reform. By Janet Allon / AlterNet Photo...

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Senate Overwhelmingly Passes I...

May 7, 2015 by

[Translate] Jessica Schulberg  HUFFINTON POST WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to pass a bill intended...

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House GOP Wants To Stop The Pe...

Apr 30, 2015 by

House GOP Wants To Stop The Pentagon From Protecting Military Families From Financial Predators

[Translate] by Alan Pyke THINK PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Patrick Semansky Military families will be exposed to predatory car loans...

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What next in politics?

Apr 27, 2015 by

What next in politics?

[Translate] by Hunter   Daily Kos Looks like the Apocalypse to me. Former Rep. Michele Bachmann is very excited that the world may be...

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If We Don’t Overturn Citizens ...

Mar 23, 2015 by

[Translate] TRUTHDIG By Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) YouTube I recently introduced an amendment at the Senate Budget Committee. It was...

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Netanyahu blew it: How he misu...

Mar 4, 2015 by

[Translate] Before Netanyahu’s speech was announced, Congress was willing to thwart Obama’s plans. Afterwards? Not so...

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THE DC DISCONNECT ON CLIMATE C...

Feb 2, 2015 by

THE DC DISCONNECT ON CLIMATE CHANGE

[Translate] Jonathan Silver HUFFINGTON POSTCEO, Greenbanc Global, clean energy investment/consulting firm. Headed federal...

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DISTRUST BUT VERIFY

Jan 23, 2015 by

[Translate]  By David Swanson  WAR IS A CRIME.ORG What the U.S. government does openly is many times worse than anything it can be...

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