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Burning Issues: When Fracking Goes Global
Jesse Coleman, a research investigator for Greenpeace, explains what the globalization of fracking means for the planet and where the presidential candidates stand in this Burning Issues video.
Wingnut Week In Review: Out Of Business
Governor Pat McCrory’s sleight of hand won’t fix North Carolina’s anti-LGBT law, save his political career, or keep his state from hemorrhaging jobs and money. If it isn't repealed, the state might find itself literally "out of business."
Did The Administration Offer New Balance A Big Contract For TPP Silence?
New Balance says the government offered the company a big contract in exchange for its silence about what the Trans-Pacific Partnership would do to domestic manufacturers.
Progressive Breakfast
Burning Issues: The Money Hidden In Shell Companies Porter McConnell, the director of the Financial Transparency Coalition discusses the $27 trillion hidden in shell companies around the world, outside of the reach of governments and public scrutiny, in the latest...
The Big Apple Debate
Last night's debate in New York was as contentious as the city, and as clarifying as debates can be. Sanders and Clinton clearly have had more than enough of each other, but this campaign will continue through the convention
No Budget Debate on the House Floor, So Let's Take It To The Streets
House Republicans have proven themselves incapable of bringing even their own budget to a floor vote. But there is still reason to get members of Congress to declare their support for the People's Budget.
The Flint Effect: Will One City's Crisis Spark A National Awakening?
The Flint, Mich., water crisis prompted school officials in many places to test classroom sinks and cafeteria faucets for lead. What they found was alarming – and calls for nationwide action.
Verizon Workers Strike To Keep America's Middle Class
Verizon wants the "flexibility" to treat workers as commodities. But it still has a union that has some power to fight back and demand that human beings and citizens in a democracy be treated as such.
The Big Fight Over Chinese Steel
Current global overcapacity is estimated at 700 million tons — more than seven times what U.S. steelmakers can produce. This is expected to get worse. How should the U.S. respond?
Does The Republican Party Really Want To Steal a Trump Nom For Ted Cruz?
It's worth the risk of being (dubiously) charged with theft if you what you swipe is worth something. Is swiping a broken nomination on behalf of Cruz really worth anything?
