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Brazil Moves to Cut Amazon Conservation Units by 1.2 Million Hectares
Brazil seeks drastic reduction in Amazon conservation to allow private land ownership, agriculture, and logging on protected land.
In Latest Populist Betrayal, Trump Executive Order Unchains Wall Street Greed
Orders signed Friday are nothing more than special favors for the same Wall Street banks that crashed our economy in 2008 and put millions of Americans out of work.
Facing a Fake Clinic Escort in New York City
Andrea Hektor reports on a confrontation with an anti-choice bigot pretending to be a escort at a New York clinic and the lessons it hold for the pro-choice movement.
Anti-Science Trump Administration Draws Thousands to the Streets Worldwide
But organizers say Earth Day marches for science in more than 600 cities are just the beginning.
Gentrification Represents a Geography of Inequality
Gentrification creates a rich, city-based ruling class and a mass of disconnected people spread out everywhere else.
Resistance in the 21st Century and the Futility of Reforming Fundamentally Vicious Systems
It is important for those of us engaging ins resistance to consider what and how we resist by taking into account larger structural considerations.
The Student Debt Crisis Is Exploding
Student loan debt has grown to overwhelm all other categories of non-housing consumer debt in this nation.
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Meet the Organizers Behind the Next “Day Without an Immigrant” Strike
The organizers of the May 1 action aim to transcend the legislation-focused actions of the past by calling explicitly for true, comprehensive reform.
Nevada Says “Not in My Back Yard” on Trump Revival of Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Dump
Dealing with nuclear waste is a mounting concern, but many “solutions” are not viable over the long term.
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DeVos Pick to Head Civil Rights Office Once Said She Faced Discrimination for Being White
Candice Jackson's intellectual journey raises questions about how she will investigate civil rights violations.