The influence diaries: Dispatc...

Jul 28, 2016 by

The influence diaries: Dispatches from the Democratic National Convention

[Translate] Editor’s note: The Center for Public Integrity’s money-in-politics reporting team is bringing you news from the...

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Mainstream Media May Never Und...

Jul 28, 2016 by

[Translate] Election 2016 Change sometimes comes from not asking permission. By Steven Rosenfeld / AlterNet U.S. Senator Bernie...

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The One Thing Hillary Cares Ab...

Jul 27, 2016 by

The One Thing Hillary Cares About Most—When It Comes to Food

[Translate] The Democratic Party platform doesn’t say much about food or farming, except on one major issue. Tom Philpott ...

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Are giant suction cups the key...

Jul 27, 2016 by

Are giant suction cups the key to cheap wind power?

[Translate] Universal Foundation Suckers By Heather Smith The coolest new innovation in offshore wind energy right now is,...

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What’s next for the Bernie San...

Jul 27, 2016 by

What’s next for the Bernie Sanders revolution? The populist insurgency is ratcheting up.

[Translate] What an amazing Democratic primary season it’s been, including this happy result: WE WON! “We” being the millions of...

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6 Human Activities That Pose T...

Jul 27, 2016 by

6 Human Activities That Pose The Biggest Threat To The World’s Drinking Water

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling THINK PROGRES CREDIT: Shutterstock   Clean, drinkable water is more than a precious resource — it’s...

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LIVING OFF THE LAND – A ...

Jul 25, 2016 by

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Vaccines Blamed for Alarming I...

Jul 25, 2016 by

Vaccines Blamed for Alarming Increase in Seizure Disorders Among Children

[Translate] The rates of seizure disorders in children have skyrocketed in recent years, with one in 20 children under the age of...

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Should I get the Tdap While Pr...

Jul 25, 2016 by

Should I get the Tdap While Pregnant? Does My Newborn Need the Hepatitis B Vaccine?

[Translate]  by Paul Thomas, M.D. You can’t turn on the TV, pick up a newspaper, or surf the internet without coming across the...

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The Best of the 21st Century: ...

Jul 25, 2016 by

The Best of the 21st Century: Architecture

[Translate] Metropolis Magazine / July-August 2016 / The Best of the 21st Century: Architecture We asked leading practitioners to...

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Antennae to Experience: What B...

Jul 25, 2016 by

Antennae to Experience: What Bucky Fuller Taught Me

[Translate] Buckminster Fuller’s daughter shares a previously unpublished essay and reveals a rarely spotlighted side to the...

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The Appalling Violence of the ...

Jul 25, 2016 by

[Translate]   By Lawrence S. Wittner, History News Network | Op-Ed If asked to identify the world’s superpowers today, most...

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Humanity’s Plunder of Nature’s...

Jul 25, 2016 by

Humanity’s Plunder of Nature’s Resources Is Intensifying

[Translate] By Alex Kirby / Climate News Network   VIA TRUTHDIG Landscape deeply scarred by an open-cut coal mine in Hunter Valley,...

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5 Reasons Why Trump Will Win

Jul 25, 2016 by

5 Reasons Why Trump Will Win

[Translate] THE BLOG   MICHAEL MOORE Michael Moore Oscar and Emmy-winning Director Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Friends: I am...

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You Won’t Believe the Ou...

Jul 25, 2016 by

[Translate] Drugs Think lap dances, trips to the Caribbean, and countless free lunches. By Martha Rosenberg / The Influence  VIA...

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Democratic Platform Calls For ...

Jul 25, 2016 by

Democratic Platform Calls For WWII-Scale Mobilization To Solve Climate Crisis

[Translate] by Joe Romm CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Mark Stehle/Invision for NRG/AP Images Micro-wind turbines and solar panels...

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Donald Trump and the Dark Soul...

Jul 22, 2016 by

Donald Trump and the Dark Soul of the GOP

[Translate] The Republican National Convention was a parade of fear and loathing. David Corn MOTHER JONES Carolyn Kaster/AP This is...

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Droughts Dry Up Amazon’s ‘Gree...

Jul 22, 2016 by

Droughts Dry Up Amazon’s ‘Green Lungs’

[Translate] By Tim Radford / Climate News Network   VIA TRUTHDIG     A reduction of the Amazon rainforest’s canopy is contributing to...

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What Republicans Really Think ...

Jul 22, 2016 by

What Republicans Really Think About Trump

[Translate] Nicholas Kristof   NYTIMES Photo Credit Nicole Bengiveno/The New York Times CLEVELAND — The arena here at the Republican...

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New Gas Infrastructure Is Goin...

Jul 22, 2016 by

New Gas Infrastructure Is Going To Completely Undermine U.S. Climate Goals

[Translate] by Samantha Page CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Jim Cole A new report shows that with the proposed natural gas...

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“Tiny buses for everyone!” say...

Jul 22, 2016 by

“Tiny buses for everyone!” says Elon Musk

[Translate] TED Conference You get a bus and you get a bus! By Heather Smith   GRIST Tesla has had a rough ride lately. A Tesla Model...

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There’s Something Distur...

Jul 22, 2016 by

There’s Something Disturbing About One of Hillary’s Top VP Picks

[Translate] Five things to know about USDA chief Tom Vilsack, who’s emerged at the top of HRC’s Veep shortlist. Tom...

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Trump’s Terrifying Pitch: It W...

Jul 22, 2016 by

[Translate] Richard Eskow   CAMPAIGN FOR AMERICA’S FUTURE The Gettysburg address, it wasn’t. Donald Trump’s acceptance speech...

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On RNC’s Final Night, Donald T...

Jul 22, 2016 by

On RNC’s Final Night, Donald Trump Yells at America for More Than an Hour

[Translate] Playing on fears, Trump advances white nationalist theme of ‘America First.’ By Adele M. Stan / AlterNet  ...

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Big Pharma Feels the Bern

Jul 21, 2016 by

Big Pharma Feels the Bern

[Translate] < Ever since Reagan, conservatives have been telling us about "welfare queens." The way they put it, there are thousands...

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Greenpeace reports jump in rad...

Jul 21, 2016 by

Greenpeace reports jump in radioactive contamination in Fukushima waterways

[Translate] Greenpeace Japan member Mai Suzuki removes sediment samples from a remotely operated grabber at Lake Biwa in Shiga...

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50 Shockingly Extreme Right-Wi...

Jul 21, 2016 by

50 Shockingly Extreme Right-Wing Proposals in the 2016 Republican Party Platform

[Translate] By Steven Rosenfeld / AlterNet greg / CC BY-ND 2.0 This piece first appeared at AlterNet. The Republican Party platform ...

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A New Study Adds Fuel to Calls...

Jul 21, 2016 by

A New Study Adds Fuel to Calls for a Fracking Ban

[Translate] On the eve of the Democratic National Convention, researchers found that people living near fracking activity face a...

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Another Disastrous Side Effect...

Jul 21, 2016 by

Another Disastrous Side Effect of Monsanto’s Notorious Roundup Pesticide Discovered

[Translate] Environment The controversial main ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup is being connected to algae blooms that have...

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Gardasil Devastation is NO Coi...

Jul 21, 2016 by

Gardasil Devastation is NO Coincidence

[Translate]   by Vicki Austin | Guest Writer | Vaccination, Risk & Failure Reports Caitlin Grace Fifteen-year-old Caitlin...

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