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Thor Benson is a traveling freelance writer who's written articles for The Atlantic, Slate, Rolling Stone, Vice, Fast company, Truthdig and many others.

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21st Century Dissidents: Two Activists Speak

21st Century Dissidents: Two Activists Speak

Young activists in 2015 face a landscape unfamiliar to most veteran dissenters. Technology has helped them or…

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'Secret' Trade Pact Stirs Up Suspicion: Thor Benson

'Secret' Trade Pact Stirs Up Suspicion: Thor Benson

The new Republican majority in Congress is oiling its trickle-down economics machine in the hope of passing t…

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Can America's Desert Cities Adapt Before They Dry Out And Die?

Can America's Desert Cities Adapt Before They Dry Out And Die?

Los Angeles traffic is worse than usual as hordes of parched citizens evacuate a concrete tomb that once supp…

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PTSD and Pot: The Fight to Get Veterans Some Weed

PTSD and Pot: The Fight to Get Veterans Some Weed

American soldiers and veterans diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder are often given a duffle bag of …

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Gun-Sensor Technology Could Make It Easier to Hold Cops Accountable for Shootings

Gun-Sensor Technology Could Make It Easier to Hold Cops Accountable for Shootings

Since the grand jury decided not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson for the killing of Michael B…

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The Briefcases That Imitate Cell Phone Towers

The Briefcases That Imitate Cell Phone Towers

In the last year, Americans have become more and more aware of the scope and prevalence of tracking technolog…

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Solarenergie boomt – trotz aller Bemühungen Trumps

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By Thor Benson
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Solarenergie boomt – trotz aller Bemühungen Trumps

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By Thor Benson
| RollingStone Germany Verified
Donald Trump tut alles, um die Erneuerbare-Energien-Branche zu untergraben und fossile Brennstoffe zu stärken. Besonders aggressiv geht er gegen Windkraft vor – so aggressiv, dass die Regierung zuletzt fast 800 Millionen Dollar ausgegeben hat, um Windenergieprojekte zu kippen. Es ist bereits das dritte Mal, dass Steuergelder eingesetzt werden, um eine bereits laufende Initiative für saubere Energie zu beerdigen.
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Joanne Freeman on why Trump is an affront to the Founders

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By Aaron Rupar, Thor Benson
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Trump, with new merch visible, struggles to stay awake yesterday in the Oval Office. (Kent Nishimura/AFP via Getty) This special Saturday edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.
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