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The Coming Oil Shock Anchor Watch with Former Navy Commander Bobby Jones
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Cable News Clips
Colombia Hosts Global Summit on Transitioning from Fossil Fuels in Attempt to Break U.N. Deadlock
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Environment & Energy
Rooftop solar photovoltaic systems account for 20% of Puerto Rico's capacity mix
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Activist Headquarters
May Day: Three days until our next massive mobilization --- INDIVISIBLE
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Public Transportation and Smart Growth
Electric Air Taxis In The Big Apple: Joby Begins 1st Flights From JFK To Manhattan For 10 Days
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Education
colleges shutting down this year: Anna Marie College (80 years old, Catholic), Hampshire (60 yrs old, liberal private}
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National Security & Defense
Latest US military strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in eastern Pacific
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Gun Control Reform Activism
Let's not forget which party enables gun violence in the USA and which doesn't.
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Pro-Choice
Nearly 1 in 4 people seeking abortions out of state chose Illinois. Here's why.
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Israel/Palestine
2 Palestinians, including 14-year-old, killed in Israeli settler attack in West Bank: health officials
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Occupy Underground
Golden Age... but also Trump keeps using emergency powers for the economy
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Disability
Trump's Dyslexia Barbs Stir Anguish & Anger, Perpetuating A Myth About The Learning Disability, CA Gov. Newsom
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Congress
Parents Decide Act: US bill would mandate operating system-level age verification
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Social Security & Medicare
Anyone here been on SSDI and then signed up for SSA retirement?
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Veterans
VA Claims Are Moving Faster, But Some Veterans Still Wait Months for Decisions. Here's Why.
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Gun Control & RKBA
Philadelphia sues Glock, says gunmaker's firearms are too easy to make fully automatic
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