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William Rivers Pitt | The Ocean Is Coming

William Rivers Pitt, Truthout: Keystone XL, fracking, coal-oriented water disasters, serial poison spills, oil train derailments and the practice of allowing the fossil fuels industry to write its own regulations - it all adds up to a suicide pact that William Rivers Pitt did not sign up for.

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Fruits of Iran's Revolution

Nima Shirazi and Tyler Cullis, Truthout: February marks the 35th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution - an epochal event whose ultimate significance remains unknown. Accurately assessing the fruits of the revolution is crucial to understanding Iran today.

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The Poisons of Extreme Wealth and Inequality

Richard Waddell, Truthout: Excess wealth, widespread poverty and inequality are all poisonous to our nation. These poisons threaten our economy, our democratic process, academic integrity, our justice system and our culture.

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Triple Divide: Interview With Mark Ruffalo on Fracking Documentary

Julie Dermansky, DeSmogBlog: Triple Divide is a timely, cautionary documentary about the fracking industry in Pennsylvania. Clean water is the star of this film. The toxic impact of the fracking industry is the villain. The directors and narrator Mark Ruffalo discuss why the issue is so important.

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The Five Commandments of Barack Obama: How "Thou Shalt Not" Became "Thou Shalt"

Karen J. Greenberg, TomDispatch: In January 2009, Barack Obama entered the Oval Office projecting idealism, broadcasting five commandments by which life in his new world of national security would be lived. Five years later, Obama's commandments need a rewrite.

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Creating a Pedagogy in Common: Excerpt From Toward a New Common School Movement

Noah De Lissovoy, Alex Means and Kenneth Saltman, Truthout: In this excerpt from their new book, Toward a New Common School Movement, the authors argue for defending a not-yet-realized "public" in the public schools that should be the privileged territory for a movement to invent democracy, against a schooling system that has historically parodied and persecuted it.

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Liberals Face a Hard Day's Knight?

Michael Winship, Moyers & Company: Political scientist Adolph Reed Jr. argues that Democrats and liberals have become too fixated on election results, kowtowing to the status quo rather than aiming for long-term goals that address the issues of economic inequality.

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We Have the Right To Know What's in Our Food

The Daily Take, The Thom Hartmann Program: It's pretty clear that there are still a lot of questions out there about GMO foods. As a result, the American people deserve to know which foods on grocery store shelves are chock-full of genetically modified ingredients.

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Keystone PipeLIES Exposed: The Facts on Sticky Leaks, Billion-Dollar Spills and Dirty Air

Dave Saldana, PR Watch: This in-depth report looks at various aspects of tar sands extraction, from leak and spill cleanup paid for by tax dollars to the health effects of its byproducts on local citizens.

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Adolph Reed Jr.: The Surrender of America's Liberals

Bill Moyers, Moyers & Company: Adolph Reed Jr. sees the populist, progressive wing of the Democratic Party giving up to the corporate wing, putatively embodied in Hillary Clinton sailing forth surrounded by a mighty armada from Wall Street.

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New Fed Study Says Health Reform Can Reduce Financial Stress

Wendell Potter, The Center for Public Integrity: A new study in Massachusetts is providing evidence that the reform law passed in that state in 2006 (and which served as the model for the Affordable Care Act) is indeed making a significant dent in bankruptcy filings.

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On the News With Thom Hartmann: The UAW Isn't Giving Up on Workers in Chattanooga, and More

In today's On the News segment: The UAW isn't giving up on workers in Chattanooga; a new report by the Economic Policy Institute proves that our economic system is rigged; since 2010, low-paying jobs have dominated the job market; and more.

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