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Shocking New Investigation Links Berta Cáceres's Assassination to Executives at Honduran Dam Company

We look at shocking revelations released Tuesday that link the assassination of renowned Honduran indigenous environmental leader Berta Cáceres to the highest levels of the company whose hydroelectric dam project she and

November 1, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Justice

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Activism

Type: Video

Puerto Rico: As Whitefish Contract Faces Scrutiny, Fluor and Other Companies Move to Privatize Water

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We look at the recovery of Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, which dominated a Senate hearing Tuesday and was supposed to be the focus of another hearing in the House today,

November 1, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Politics

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Human Rights

Type: Video

Trump Expands Oil Drilling But Obama Paved the Way

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Investigative Journalist Steve Horn, of DeSmogBlog, discusses how a new hire at Interior Department, Todd Wynn, is right from the ranks of pro-fossil fuel, climate change denying, lobby group ALEC, which is funded

October 29, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Environment

Type: Video

After Indictments, Where is Russiagate Headed?

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Paul Manafort and former business partner Rick Gates, along with former Trump campaign advisor George Papadopoulos, have been the first people indicted in the Trump-Russia probe. Independent journalist Marcy Wheeler, economist James Henry,

October 30, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Politics

Type: Video

For NYT, Making the Democrats Safe for the Oligarchy Is Literally Job One

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Reviewing The Family, a history of the owners of the New York Times, veteran Times reporter John L. Hess (Extra!, 1–2/00) summarized the book’s account of how dynasty founder Adolph Ochs

October 28, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Media

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Corruption

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SoftBank CEO Promises “Super Artificial Intelligences” With IQ of 10,000 in 30 Years

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SoftBank CEO and Japanese billionaire Masayoshi Son spoke at the Future Investment Initiative on Wednesday. Son, who's known for his almost obsessive pursuit of the technological singularity, said that robots

October 28, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science