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Why is Sewage Overflowing in Baltimore?
More rain in Baltimore means more wastewater in basements and in the street. Here’s why.
Colombia’s presidential election could determine the fate of the historic peace deal ending their 53-year civil war. While most in the country want to honor…
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Self-driving cars, biased algorithms, and a social media quiz that scrapes your data — it seems like the only tech headlines we have are about…
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As mandatory arbitration clauses become commonplace in employment contracts, the US Supreme Court ruled that such clauses and waiving of the right to a trial…
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The Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 requires companies to report the CEO-Worker pay ratios; Sarah Anderson of the Institute for Policy Studies analyzes the data
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Journalist Eirik Vold says the United States and NATO are further militarizing Scandinavian nations, while claiming Russia poses a threat of war. US military presence…
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Can Maryland Afford Medicare for All? Ben Jealous Says Yes
On the Marc Steiner Show: Ben Jealous talks about his gubernatorial candidacy in Maryland, and Mark asks how he would finance his policy proposals
After Trump Cancels Summit, Koreas Try To Save It (Pt. 2/2)
Democracy in Crisis: Drug Warriors
C.I.A.-Contra cocaine conspiracy fall guy “Freeway” Ricky Ross talks about Oliver North’s new role in the NRA
Peace Activists Call for Shadow Bank BlackRock to Divest from Military-Industrial Complex
Peace activists are pressuring BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, to divest from war. CODEPINK’s Ariel Gold and Sarah Eckel-Dalrymple discuss the new campaign, after protesting the NYC shareholders’ meeting of BlackRock, which manages tens of billions of dollars invested in weapons corporations
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Climate and the Environment
The Doubt Machine: Inside the Koch Brothers’ War on Climate Science
Narrated by esteemed actor Emma Thompson, the documentary “The Doubt Machine: Inside the Koch Brothers’ War on Climate Science” reveals how the Koch Brothers have used their vast wealth to…
Real Media: Hot Off The Press, The Third Degree
In collaboration with DeSmog, Real Media takes on #ShellKnew – an unfolding story of Shell’s awareness of its impact on climate change and how it has managed its image through…
Atmospheric CO2 Concentration at Highest Level in 800,000 Years
Carbon dioxide – the main atmospheric greenhouse gas – reached 410 parts per million in April, for the first time in recorded history. The connection to global warming is undeniable,…
Can Carbon Pricing Reduce CO2 Emissions?
What is carbon pricing, how is it different from carbon emissions permits, and could such a policy reduce carbon dioxide emissions sufficiently to slow down global warming? We discuss these…
‘Poison Papers’: US and Canadian Regulators Colluded with Manufacturers of Highly Toxic
Dr. Jonathan Latham explains how the EPA and Canada’s Health Protection Branch concealed fraudulent tests of dangerous pesticides
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The Real Baltimore
Why is Sewage Overflowing in Baltimore?
More rain in Baltimore means more wastewater in basements and in the street. Here’s why.
Activists Say Zero Waste is Not a Pipe Dream (2/2)
In the second part of their interview, representatives from Energy Justice Network describe concrete steps Baltimore could take to move toward zero waste
Activists Say City is Breaking Zero Waste Promise (Pt. 1/2)
In a new document, the Department of Public Works calls for continued incineration and landfill use. Energy Justice Network says this contradicts Baltimore’s goal of sustainability
The Baltimore Bureau Podcast Show: May 18, 2018
Eze, Baynard and Dharna talk about parents who have lost their children to murder, the new Poor People’s Campaign, the 40th anniversary of Black Classic Press, and the history of…
Is the Oil Industry Canada’s ‘Deep State’?
Justin Trudeau and Canada’s political elite are fighting for the Tar Sands and oil industry’s interests, even if it means that Canada misses its climate…
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Honduras: the Never-Ending Coup
A special report from the hemisphere’s most controversial Inauguration
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International News and Analysis
Empire Files: Abby Martin vs. Colombian Congressman on Peace & Paramilitaries
Colombia’s presidential election could determine the fate of the historic peace deal ending their 53-year civil war. While most in the country want to honor the agreement, Colombia’s right wing…
US, NATO Militarizing Scandinavia as Anti-Russia Hysteria Grows
Journalist Eirik Vold says the United States and NATO are further militarizing Scandinavian nations, while claiming Russia poses a threat of war. US military presence is growing in NATO members…
Trump Seeks Regime Change in Iran, Ripping up Nuclear Deal and Imposes ‘Strongest’ Sanctions
Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani said the US president is very “committed to regime change” in Iran, in a speech for the Iranian opposition cult the MEK. Then Trump sabotaged…
Sweden Scares Population with War Pamphlets amid Push to Join NATO
The Swedish government is distributing pamphlets warning of an impending war to all 4.8 million households, in what journalist Eirik Vold says is part of a larger propaganda campaign to…
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Columns
Climate Change Could Supercharge Threat of Antibiotic Resistance: Study
The ‘associations between antibiotic resistance and temperature could be increasing over time’ By Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams The World Health Organization and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have previously sounded alarms about the growing issue of antibiotic resistance—a problem already linked to overprescribing of antibiotics and industrial farming practices. Now, new research…
‘Remember These Names’: 33 House Democrats Just Joined the GOP to Give a Major Gift to Wall Street
“This bill will enrich banking giants like Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase that are already enjoying record profits. Disgraceful.” By Jake Johnson / Common Dreams. “It is reprehensible that our Congress has abdicated this responsibility in a clear move to cater to Wall Street,” Morris Pearl, chair of Patriotic Millionaires, said in a statement on Tuesday.…
What to do with Pakistani militant Hafez Saeed? Pakistan and China grope for ambiguity
By James M. Dorsey / Mid-East Soccer. Recent remarks by several senior Pakistani officials suggest that Pakistan and China are groping with how to deal with globally designated Pakistani militant Hafez Saeed as the South Asian nation gears up for elections expected in July and risks being next month put on an international terrorism finance…
Goodbye Unasur?
By Ariela Ruiz Caro /Americas.org The decision made by Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Paraguay, and Peru to leave the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) represents a practical coup de grace for the institution created in Brasilia in 2008. It also illustrates the political shift that has taken place in the majority of countries that created…
November’s “Revolution” Will Not Be Televised
By Andrew Levine / Counterpunch. Photo by Steve Bott | CC BY 2.0 If, as is widely predicted, Democrats trounce Republicans in the 2018 mid-term elections, the political scene in the United States could become a tad less awful. That is the good news. The bad news isn’t news at all; it is that Democrats…