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Shell in Deal With Top University to Influence Its Curriculum
Shell has a contractual agreement with a major Dutch university, allowing it to influence curriculum and “the profile of its students.”
People Living in Fear of Deportation Can’t Be Left to Fight Alone
An interview with Janice Hoseine, who has been fighting to stop the deportation of her husband.
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War in Afghanistan Is Killing Children in Record Numbers in 2017
2016 was the deadliest year for Afghan children and 2017 threatens to be worse with a 21 percent increase in deaths.
Fearing for My Life During a Traffic Stop: Rising Police Violence in the Borderlands
Near the US-Mexico border, you can be detained at gunpoint for driving without your headlights on — especially if you're Brown.
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Comcast Threatens Legal Action Against Net Neutrality Proponents
If FCC chairman Ajit Pai's plan is enacted, there would be nothing preventing Comcast from simply blocking sites that are critical of their corporate policies.
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Mourning Manchester: Forging a New Politics of Grief
We cannot allow the deaths of children to be churned into approval ratings for politicians and arms deals for dictators.
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Trump’s Budget Expands Global War on the Backs of the American Poor
Trump's dream for the US is a nightmare for working class and poor Americans.
Why Deliberative Democracy Makes Better Citizens
We cannot have good policy, if we cannot fully grasp the issues and policies and deliberate their nuances.
How Rojava-Inspired Women’s Councils Have Spread Across Europe
Could this little-known system provide a way forward for real democracy?
Lawsuit Targets Potential Cancer Threat in the South’s Farming Communities
Glyphosate, the key ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup herbicide, is widely used on cropland across the South.