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This Native American activist was kicked out of the Senate for singing thanks
"Goosebumps crawled up my arms and I thought to myself, SING! Sing you fool!" says Greg Grey Cloud, the Sioux whose song made Elizabeth Warren grimace.
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In Oregon, GMO labeling lost by 800 votes. Now it’s getting a recount
Corrected ballots tightened the race enough to trigger an automatic recount, so the initiative gets another lease on life.
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Giving thanks for our messy food system — and for the chance to fix it
Changing how we farm and eat is always going to be hard -- but there are some principles everyone, regardless of political leaning, can embrace.
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Andrew Cuomo now sounds like a Republican when he talks about climate change
The Democratic governor of New York used to speak forthrightly about climate change, but lately he's been getting all weak and mushy.
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Why hotter temps won’t convince Republicans climate change is real
Polling data suggests that even when the heat is on, political ideology outweighs facts.
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World Bank to ditch coal for clean energy
The World Bank will only fund coal projects in cases of "extreme need."
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Jim Webb sucks on climate change
The former Virginia senator wants to run for president as a Democrat. He's got some ‘splainin’ to do.
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We won’t stop future Fergusons and floodwaters by planting a tree
Congressional leaders recently planted a tree at the nation's capitol to honor Emmett Till, whose killing sparked the civil rights movement. That's nice, but not enough.
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Obama’s immigration order won’t help farmworkers. What can?
As with everything in the good ol’ U S of A, corporations can have more power than government when it comes to the treatment of farmworkers!
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The public is wrong on climate, as it was on slavery, women’s rights
The latest polls show that Americans still just don't get it. But public opinion has always lagged on important issues.
