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Indigenous People Blocked Ecuador Oil Auction in Growing Fight to Save Amazon
When Indigenous people fight to defend and enforce land rights, they are protecting our collective future.
As Europe Shuts Out Migrants, Activists Are Pushing Back
Activists working across borders to defend migrants' rights are showing that borders are the real problem.
Research Links Pesticide Harmful to Bees With Collapse of Fisheries
Researchers linked use of the chemicals on fields near a Japanese lake with major disruption to aquatic life.
Modern Cities Breed Alienation. Insurgent Urbanists Are Pushing Back.
Insurgent architect collectives are reclaiming public spaces for community building using unconventional means.
Mississippi Judge Allows Governor’s Race to Take Place Under Jim Crow-Era Rules
The gubernatorial election law was drafted in 1890 by southern Democrats intent on disenfranchising Black voters.
Chicago Teachers and Staff Won With Strikes What Months of Bargaining Could Not
The Chicago Teachers Union and SEIU Local 73 forced Mayor Lori Lightfoot to find money she said wasn't there.
The Trump Administration Cracked Down on Medicaid. Kids Lost Insurance.
One million children across the country are no longer covered by Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program.
Haiti Is Not “in Crisis.” Haitians Are Fighting for Governmental Accountability.
Haiti is taking part in the ongoing democratic struggles occurring throughout the Americas.
With Turkey’s Invasion, Trump Helped Create Humanitarian Catastrophe
Democrats must not push the false narrative that the U.S. must keep troops in the Middle East for humanitarian purposes.
Trump’s Reckless Push to Drill in the Arctic Is Meeting Fierce Opposition
The Arctic Refuge is one of the U.S.’s last wild places, and the coastal plain is its biological heart.