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15 New Stories You Wont Find Mainstream

15 New Stories You Wont Find Mainstream

VIA The Anti Media by Carey Wedler In 2015, the iron fist of power clamped down on humanity, from warfare to terrorism (I repeat myself) to surveillance, police brutality, and corporate hegemony. The environment was repeatedly decimated, the health of citizens was constantly put at risk, and the justice system and media alike were perverted […]

House Cuts Wall Street Subsidies To Fund New Roads

House Cuts Wall Street Subsidies To Fund New Roads

VIA US UNCUT by Lacey McLaughlin Congress actually did something productive today: diverting billions of dollars in Wall Street subsidies to help repair America’s infrastructure. On Thursday the House approved a five-year, $305 billion bill that will lower dividends from the Federal Reserve to finance highway and transit improvements. As much as $9 billion in Wall Street […]

How Does The American Public View The Iran Deal?

How Does The American Public View The Iran Deal?

VIA Politico by Nahal Toosi Recent polling suggests Americans both support and oppose the agreement, depending on how the question is asked. Congratulations to supporters and opponents of the Iran nuclear deal! According to the polls, the American people are on your side. Except for when they’re not. As forces pro and con lobby Congress on […]

It’s Raining Nitrogen In A Colorado State Park. Farmers Can Help Make It Stop.

It’s Raining Nitrogen In A Colorado State Park. Farmers Can Help Make It Stop.

VIA NPR by Luke Runyon, Stephanie Paige Ogburn It’s May in Rocky Mountain National Park, but on a mountainside 10,829 feet above sea level, snow is falling. It’s pelting Jim Cheatham, a biologist with the National Park Service. Shrugging off the cold, Cheatham seizes a teachable moment. This snow, he says, holds more than just water. “Chances […]

Here Is How Restaurants Are Quietly Ripping Off The Consumer

Here Is How Restaurants Are Quietly Ripping Off The Consumer

VIA ATTN by Alex Mierjeski Nearly half of all full-service restaurant workers are enrolled in public support programs out of necessity, and American taxpayers are forced to pick up the slack––an estimated $9.4 billion each year, according to a new report. In their report, The Public Cost of Low Wages in the Full-Service Restaurant Industry, researchers […]

5 Corporations That Are Exempt From California’s Water Conservation Mandate

5 Corporations That Are Exempt From California’s Water Conservation Mandate

VIA The Anti-Media by Jake Anderson (ANTIMEDIA) As most people in the country know by now, California is currently suffering from a severe, record-breaking drought. In fact, it’s the worst drought in 1,200 years. While Governor Jerry Brown recently issued a mandate for people to start conserving water, large corporations use up and waste vastly more […]

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