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Whistleblowing and Its Risks

by Hugh Kaufman | Jul 1, 2013 | Environment, Politics

Having been a “hard-core” EPA whistleblower since the Love Canal toxic-waste contamination case in 1977, I am amazed at how successful the major polluting oligarchies have been in hoodwinking the public and controlling the government’s ability to prevent major environmental catastrophes. Take, for example, the basic issue of protecting first responders. Everybody in government and […]

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Death and Texas

by WS Editors | Jul 1, 2013 | Legal Affairs

(Click image to enlarge) The good news regarding capital punishment is that 21 countries carried out executions in 2012, the same number as the previous year but down from 28 countries 10 years earlier. The top five (the U.S. is No. 5) executed 682 people, excluding the uncounted thousands executed in China. “Those five countries […]

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After Filibuster, Republicans Face Fact That Women Live in Texas

by Geoff Rips | Jun 28, 2013 | Politics

As the dust briefly settles on the Texas capitol, there is a lot of finger pointing among Republicans. They seem amazed that passage of perhaps the most draconian anti-abortion bill in the nation was blocked by a brilliant state senator, who, of all things, is a woman, and the apparent sentiment among large numbers of […]

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Dreaming the American Dream in Mexico

by Win Vitkowsky | Jun 28, 2013 | Foreign Policy, Media

Make a call to Time-Warner Cable’s customer service and you may find yourself talking to an American—in Mexico City. According to Jill Anderson, the author of Los Otros Dreamers, a forthcoming book about young Mexican-American adults who have been deported or who returned on their own volition, there is an industry growing in Mexico City […]

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Witnessing a Texas-Sized Filibuster

by Geoff Rips | Jun 26, 2013 | Politics

Editor’s note: State Senator Wendy Davis (pictured) killed a bill in the Texas Senate last night that would have outlawed abortions after 20 weeks, among other prohibitions. She filibustered for more than 12 hours. Geoff Rips was in the Senate gallery. The following is his report. Austin, Texas Democracy broke out in one of the […]

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Bad Faith Documentary

Bad Faith

“A great and powerful and timely film” – Ken Burns

Critics are raving about BAD FAITH, the sensational expose of Christian Nationalism from directors Stephen Ujlaki and Chris Jones

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“One of the Ten Best Films of 2024”Variety

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