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Five reasons to expect hope and change in 2014

February 12, 2014 By Rick Nagin

The tide is starting to turn, and we can be hopeful that 2014 will truly be a Year of Action for democratic and progressive victories. Here are five reasons why.

Minnesota oil spill largely unreported, spills by rail hit new high

February 11, 2014 By Blake Skylar

Here's something troubling for environmentalists to contemplate: Have oil spills become so common, so normal, that the media only bothers to highlight the largest-scale disasters?

Chris Hedges’ catastrophism is faulty politics

February 10, 2014 By Sam Webb

While Hedges goes beyond liberal analysts in his critiques of present-day society, he also in my view falls into the trap of what I call "political catastrophism."

The war on the planet

February 5, 2014 By Gary Goff

We usually think of violence as something that is abrupt and explosive - a bomb going off, a bullet finding its mark. But there is another kind of violence that is increasing worldwide.

Subversive words that Mr. Seeger sang

February 5, 2014 By Dave Elsila

I was 16 years old when I first heard Pete Seeger at a concert in Detroit.