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Protect Alaska's Western Arctic Reserve ACTION US
Animals  (tags: conservation, environment, wildlife, Salazar, US, Alaska, BLM )

Nancy
- 9 hours ago - org2.democracyinaction.org
Among the areas we are urging Secretary Salazar to safeguard for future generations are the home of our nation's largest caribou herd, the Utukok Uplands; the Colville River, and Kasegaluk Lagoon, breeding and molting waters for beluga whales.
Behind the TIME Cover: Most Human Societies Don't Get Our Breastfeeding Hang-Up
Health & Wellness  (tags: babies, Body-Mind-Spirit, children, diet, disease, environment, food, healthcare, illness, humans, nutrition, prevention, protection, safety, society, study )

Kit
- 1 day ago - blogs.discovermagazine.com
My son will be 3 years old next month and is still breastfeeding. In other words, he is a typical primate. However, when I tell most people about this the reactions I receive run the gamut from mild confusion to serious discomfort.
GOP and Dems Perform the 'Bain Hustle'
Business  (tags: americans, business, corporate, corruption, cover-up, dishonesty, ethics, finance, government, investments, investors, labor, law, lies, marketing, money, politics, society )

Kit
- 1 day ago - commondreams.org
What is truly nauseating is that Cory Booker did not reveal that his own rise to power was floated by contributions from Bain and other leading financial hustlers.
Romney's Job-Killing Budget Can't Make Unemployment 6%
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: americans, candidates, congress, constitution, corruption, dishonesty, elections, Govtfearmongering, lies, media, politics, propaganda, republicans )

Kit
- 19 hours ago - ourfuture.org
At least It fits on a bumper sticker. Mitt Romney: Reach For The Baseline. But what's sad about Romney's pledge is that even when he is promising to run in place,he is exaggerating.
TEPCO: 2-1/2 Times More Fukushima Radiation Released Than Previously Announced
Health & Wellness  (tags: environment, health, illness, investigation, medicine, nuclear, protection, research, science, treatment )

Kit
- 1 day ago - commondreams.org
The nuclear meltdowns at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant released at least 2-1/2 times more radiation than Japan's government had announced last year, the company responsible for the disaster said in a Tokyo news conference today.
Why Obama Should Be Attacking Casino Capitalism
Business  (tags: abuse, americans, business, consumers, corporate, corruption, dishonesty, economy, finance, government, investments, labor, law, lies, marketing, money, politics, society )

Kit
- 1 day ago - truth-out.org
It's an attack on a particular kind of capitalism that Romney and JPMorgan both practice: Using other peoples' money to make big bets which, if they go wrong, can wreak havoc on the economy.
Snarling Banks --- Jim Hightower
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, activists, americans, Banks, bankers, corruption, crime, culture, dishonesty, education, freedoms, government, law, media, politics, society )

Kit
- 7 hours ago - truth-out.org
We're sick and tired of being bullied and stomped on by the Powers That Be in Washington, and by gollies, we're not going to take it anymore! Or are we?
Occupy Wall Street Librarians Strike Back
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Occupy, abuse, americans, corruption, cover-up, dishonesty, Govtfearmongering, lies, media, politics, propaganda )

Kit
- 4 hours ago - truth-out.org
"Mayor Bloomberg thought he could get away with this, late at night, without the media present," said Norman Siegel, an attorney on the suit who has worked with Occupy and the People's Library since the fall. "This suit will hold him accountable."
QuéBec's Student Strike Turning Into a Citizens' Revolt
World  (tags: Canada, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', conflict, corruption, freedoms, government, media, news, politics, society )

Kit
- 4 hours ago - truth-out.org
On May 22, nearly half a million people marched in the streets of Montreal in defiance of a recently adopted law denying protester's civil liberties, namely the right to protest, freedom of association and of expression.
What Fires Young Progressives' Activism? A New Study Asks Them
Society & Culture  (tags: activists, americans, culture, education, ethics, freedoms, gayrights, law, media, police, politics, rights, society )

Kit
- 13 hours ago - truth-out.org
The goal of the research was to better understand the attitudes and motivations of millennials who are actively engaged in social justice--why they engage, what they see as barriers to an ideal society and opinions on whether an explicit racial justice->
 
 
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