‘Every Plant And Tree Died’: Huge Alberta Pipeline Spill Raises Safety Questions As Keystone...

thinkprogress.org 7 hours ago

As the Obama administration’s decision regarding whether to approve the controversial Keystone XL pipeline draws nearer, the latest disaster is raising serious concerns about the safety of Canada’s...

 
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Did This Congressman Just Imply What I Think He Did About Boy Fetuses?

upworthy.com 1 hour ago

This is the level of thinking that's going on in the U.S. Congress. Unbefreakinglievable.

 
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Republican Congressman Opposes Abortion Partially Because Male Fetuses Play With Their Genitals

motherjones.com 4 hours ago

"If they're a male baby, they may have their hand between their legs. They feel pleasure. Why is it so hard to think that they could feel pain?"

 
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Daily Kos: Think of the masturbating fetuses!

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I hate you _so much_ right now, crazy rightwing politician . *Texas Congressman: Masturbating Fetuses Prove Need for Abortion Ban* And thus, the latest ...

 
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22 Former Obama Campaign Staff And Donors Arrested Protesting Keystone XL

thinkprogress.org 1 hour ago

On Monday, twenty-two people peacefully obstructed the entrance to the building that houses the State Department’s offices in downtown Chicago. They were then arrested without incident...

 
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Hundreds Of Faith Leaders Arrested For Protesting Conservative Policies In North Carolina

thinkprogress.org 4 hours ago

Republicans and Tea Party conservatives have long peddled themselves as America’s moral compass, citing scripture as they propose regressive laws and policies...

 
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PHOTOS: Brazilians Flood Streets To Protest World Cup Spending, Government Corruption

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Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians poured into the streets of at least 25 cities across the country Monday, blanketing the streets of major cities like São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro and climbing to...

 
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Daily Kos: Cummings releases full transcript of IRS screening manager interview

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Cummings releases full transcript of IRS screening manager interview

 
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Landmark Study Finds Widespread Anti-Gay Housing Discrimination

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In the first study of its kind, a report by the U.S...

 
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How Three Conservative Justices Voted To Jack Up Your Prescription Drug Costs

thinkprogress.org 3 hours ago

In 2000, a pharmaceutical company named Solvay obtained a patent for a drug called “AndroGel,” which is used to treat men with low testosterone levels...

 
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Daily Kos: Boehner's job is threatened and he folds like a cheap tent

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"It's all about me!" This is truly pathetic: ...

 
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Samantha Bee on the Homosexual-Industrial Complex

americablog.com 7 hours ago

A masterful performance by the Daily Show's Samantha Bee on how the Homosexual-Industrial Complex "bullies" anti-gay Christian bullies.

 
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The Great March for Climate Action

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– by Zach Heffernen Starting March 1, 2014, through a non-profit called Great March for Climate Action, 1,000 climate patriots will march from Santa Monica, CA, across the United States to Washington,...

 
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McCain Tosses Cold Water On Senate GOP’s Plan To Block Obama’s Top Judicial Nominees

thinkprogress.org 1 hour ago

Earlier this month, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) strongly hinted he would filibuster President Obama’s three nominees to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of...

 
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ACLU Releases Mobile App For Immigrants To Report Abuses

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Reporting immigration abuses by Arizona law enforcement is now as simple as downloading an app...

 
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James O'Keefe Strikes Low Blow For Justice

crooksandliars.com 2 hours ago

James O'Keefe releases a new video where he confronts a state prosecutor over his voter fraud activities in New Hampshire.

 
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Drone Pilots: "Overpaid, Underworked, and Bored"

motherjones.com 11 hours ago

Photo essay: Military drone operators put their "Top Gun" dreams on hold to spend their days spying from the skies.

 
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Idaho GOP Tries To Stop Anti-Discrimination Ordinances

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Idaho’s Republican Party wants to keep discrimination in Idaho by getting rid of city ordinances that ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation...

 
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Did a Slave Process the Shrimp in Your Scampi?

motherjones.com 17 June

A new report finds debt bondage, nonesxistant bathrooms, and children working for a pittance at a "model" shrimp operation in Thailand.

 
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46 People Were Shot In Chicago In Less Than 72 Hours This Weekend

thinkprogress.org 17 June

Chicago saw 46 people shot the weekend following the six-month anniversary of the Newtown shooting, which happened to coincide with Father’s Day weekend...

 
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Doctors Don’t Talk About Sexual Health Often Enough With Teen Boys

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Medical professionals aren’t bringing up sexual health information about birth control and condoms often enough with their teen patients, a new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health finds...

 
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Why Students And Taxpayers Are Subsidizing College Sports — And How We Might Fix It

thinkprogress.org 3 hours ago

America’s colleges and universities used more than $2 billion in student fees — an average of more than $500 per student — to subsidize rapidly growing university athletic budgets, as Ohio University...

 
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Climate Science Deniers Aren’t The Only Ones Using The Tobacco Industry Playbook

thinkprogress.org 5 hours ago

A stunning expose by 100Reporters and Environmental Health News underscores how far some companies will go to squelch a scientific review of the impact of their products...

 
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Unelected Emergency Manager Preparing To Break Detroit’s Pension Promises

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Detroit’s unelected “emergency manager” wants to stiff the city’s pensioners while repaying the large financial firms that hold the city’s debts...

 
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June 18 News: Autism Is Twice As Likely In Children Living Near High Air Pollution Areas

thinkprogress.org 8 hours ago

The largest study to date that examines the link between air pollution and autism found that women living in high-pollution areas were twice as likely to have a child with the disorder...

 
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NJ Dems Find 1915 Law That Would Ruin Christie's Special Election

crooksandliars.com 8 hours ago

Oops. Governor Christie won't be too happy about this.

 
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Arizonans Launch Campaign To Put Marriage Equality On the 2014 Ballot

thinkprogress.org 5 hours ago

Arizona Equal Marriage, a group of Copper State activists, filed an initiative Monday with the Secretary of State to replace the state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage with language that...

 
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Live Blog Chat with Jerry DeWitt, author of Hope After Faith

crooksandliars.com 3 hours ago

Live question and answer chat with Jerry DeWitt, the author of Hope After Faith, the true story of a fundamentalist Christian minister who became an atheist.

 
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That Cheerios Commercial Just Got Even Better

upworthy.com 17 June

Hey haters, this one's for you.

 
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Parents Go On Hunger Strike To Protest School Budget Cuts

thinkprogress.org 17 June

A group of four parents and school employees kicked off a hunger strike on the steps of the governor’s office on Monday to protest Philadelphia’s recent decision to close dozens of underutilized...

 
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Wall Street Banks Still Engaged in Pre-Crash Shenanigans

motherjones.com 4 hours ago

Recent coverage may have led you to believe that the situation has gotten a lot better. It hasn't.

 
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