Environment
Pete Seeger on the power of songs, an interview
May 5, 2011Now is Pete Seeger's 92nd birthday. Happy birthday Pete!
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Obama visits storm torn Alabama, orders federal help
April 29, 2011President Obama on April 29 rushed to towns in Alabama slammed hardest by tornadoes.
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Budget in context
April 29, 2011What's the budget debate about? Obama put the question of "how to balance the budget" in the context of "what kind of country will we be?"
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World Notes: Brazil, Turkey, Laos – and more
April 28, 2011Some 80,000 workers stopped work in mid March at hydroelectric plants, refineries, and electric generating facilities in "the biggest social protest by workers in many years," according to upsidedownworld.org.
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Capitalism bad for the environment, says book
April 27, 2011Specific themes and topics of the book include the anti-nuclear movement and the needed unification of environmentalists and unions.
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