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Science & Green News for April 11, 2016 (Thom Hartmann)

Thom Hartmann presents the Science & Green News for April 11, 2016. Topics include…

The hefty price tax-payers already pay for the cost of dirty fossil fuel energy…

A newly-discovered microbe that can breakdown plastic waste…

Health risks due to climate change are a huge cause for concern…

Conservation biologists suggest that natural parasites make endangered species stronger…

Organic food producers are facing an ever-increasing demand for product…

Science & Green News for April 11, 2016 (Thom Hartmann) was originally published on Aware & Fair

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Top U.S. & World News for April 12, 2016 (Democracy Now!)

Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! reports the Top U.S. & World News for April 12, 2016. The stories covered include…

Top U.S. & World News for April 12, 2016 (Democracy Now!) was originally published on Aware & Fair

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Bernie and the Little Bird (The Chester Chronicles)

A story by JoAnn Chateau.

Augustine Ambrosi, known to most simply as Gus, was tall, lean and muscular. Yet he lumbered to his living room recliner. It was a wonder he could walk at all. No knee caps.

The TV was on. MSNBC. Not so Progressive anymore, he reflected. But he could stand Rachel Maddow.

Chester hesitated nearby. He was unsure if he should make himself comfortable in the other armchair, or hop into the Big Guy’s lap. It was the first time he had been left on his own to keep Gus company.

Gus pointed at him. “Lie down,” came the gruff command. Oh… the floor.

Hunkering down with his belly to the carpet, Chester continued to scrutinize Gus. What, if anything, would be required next? Would treats be involved?

Operating the remote, Gus found a recorded past-episode of Maddow. While he got it going he glanced at Chester, who was watching him. “Why you staring at me? Don’t you want to watch TV? High definition.” Gus sighed. It was one thing to babysit a dog. Must he entertain it, also? […]

Bernie and the Little Bird (The Chester Chronicles) was originally published on Aware & Fair

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Rick Scott Blasted by Florida Resident for Denying Medicaid — Aware & Fair

Rick Scott is blasted by a citizen in Star Bucks for denying Medicaid. Jimmy Dore covers the lack of health care for the working poor in Florida. Florida Governor and Voldemort’s cousin, Rick Scott, was spotted in Starbucks by a constituent who loudly let him know how she felt about his cuts to medicaid, preventing […]…

Rick Scott Blasted by Florida Resident for Denying Medicaid — Aware & Fair was originally published on Aware & Fair

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Voter Suppression And How it Works (Video)

Robert Reich explains why “we need to move to the next stage of voting rights: a new Voting Rights Act that renews the law that was effectively repealed by the Conservative activists on the Supreme Court.”

Voter Suppression And How it Works (Video) was originally published on Aware & Fair

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How May Wealth Serve the Common Good?

Have you wondered what it would be like to be incredibly wealthy, and how you would handle it? With a modicum of ethical standards and imagination, any of us could easily serve the common good, if we were wealthy billionaires. What worthwhile thing would YOU do if you became incredibly wealthy?

How May Wealth Serve the Common Good? was originally published on Aware & Fair

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The Panama Papers & the Difference Between Hindsight and Foresight

What is the difference between hindsight and foresight? Hindsight is 20-20, and everyone has it. Foresight requires keen vision and good judgement, which are uncommon commodities.

The Panama Papers & the Difference Between Hindsight and Foresight was originally published on Aware & Fair

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Is it all in the brain? An inclusive approach to mental health (Link)

Interventions that target the subject’s whole body, and not just the brain, include yoga, dance-movement therapy, and music therapy – all of which have proven to help schizophrenic subjects re-inhabit their bodies and regain a coherent sense of self. […] Like yoga, dance/movement therapy centres on the use of movement to foster the integration of…

Is it all in the brain? An inclusive approach to mental health (Link) was originally published on Aware & Fair