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In Flint Water Crisis, Could Involuntary Manslaughter Charges Actually Lead to Prison Time?

by Talia Buford Last week, Michigan’s top prosecutor announced that five officials, including the state’s Health Department head Nick Lyon, will face charges of involuntary manslaughter for

June 19, 2017
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Category: Justice

A third of the world now faces deadly heatwaves as result of climate change

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Study shows risks have climbed steadily since 1980, and the number of people in danger will grow to 48% by 2100 even if emissions are drastically reduced

June 19, 2017
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Category: Environment

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The Need for a Sense of Urgency About War and the Climate Crisis: Katie Halper Interviews Paul Jay

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The host of the Katie Halper Show and Paul Jay discuss Trump's plans for confrontation with Iran and the existential threat of the climate crisis.

June 19, 2017
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Category: Politics

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Pruitt Reorients the Purpose of the EPA

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Scott Pruitt, Drumpf's director of the Environmental Protection Agency, presents massive budget cuts to the agency, which will reorientation of the EPA's purpose, explains Janet Redman of Oil Change International.

June 19, 2017
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Category: Environment

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Here’s an Idea: Guarantee Every Child an Excellent Education

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Let’s get one thing straight: there are plenty of things wrong with America’s school system. But they almost all stem from one major error. We don’t guarantee every child an excellent education.

June 18, 2017
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Category: Justice

Independent Media Was Crucial for Calling Attention to Actions at Standing Rock

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Providing a on-the-ground perspective of the actions and activism at Standing Rock, against the Dakota Access Pipeline, was essential for getting the word out explains Lorenzo Serna of the independent media outlet Unicorn

June 18, 2017
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Category: Media

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Independent Journalism

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Isolating Qatar and the Implications for Hamas and the People of Gaza

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Qatar is an important supporter of Hamas and as the friction against Qatar grows in the region it will be difficult to deliver aid, the consequences for Hamas and the Gaza Strip

June 18, 2017
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Category: Politics

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Trump Infrastructure Plan Lays the Foundation to Build Corporate Corruption and Greed

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Trumps infrastructure plan will further privatize public assets and derail the interests of the American people, says Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research.

June 16, 2017
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Category: Politics

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How Can 50 Years of Israeli Occupation be Brought to an End?

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Nabil Maarouf, Palestine's Representative in Canada, calls for sanctions, boycotts and criminal prosecutions to being an end to Israel's system of apartheid.

June 16, 2017
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Category: Justice

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Human Rights

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US White Phosphorus Bombs Won't Eradicate Terrorism In Syria

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US-backed forces are using tactics that cause a 'staggering' number of civilian deaths, but military action won't defeat ISIS, says Phyllis Bennis, director the New Internationalism Project at IPS.

June 17, 2017
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Category: Politics

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