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Is Berta Cáceres’ Assassination a Tipping Point for Change in Honduras?
An alliance of political opposition parties has formed in Honduras under the name of slain activist Berta Caceres.
Chemical Plant Boom Spurred by Fracking Will Bring Smog, Plastic Glut and Risks to Workers’ Health
On the heels of the shale gas rush, another wave of fossil fuel-based projects is coming.
Will the Science Community Go Rogue Against Donald Trump?
Scientists must grapple with politics and resist political reaction in order to be more effective.
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Viewing Trump’s Extreme Climate Denial From a Small Island Nation in Peril
The “Doomsday Clock” pushes closer to midnight as the Trump administration pushes its climate-denial agenda.
Workplace Disability Discrimination Claims Are on the Rise
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission found that discrimination complaints rose yet again, and disability-based discrimination appears to be steadily increasing.
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A Gender-Equal Council Takes Lead of the Andean Network of Indigenous Organizations
The council is committed to defending struggles for self-determination in the Andes.
Five Ways to End CEO Pay Subsidies
Ordinary US taxpayers are subsidizing excessive CEO pay through a variety of channels. These five reforms could help end these perverse incentives for executive excess.
More Republican Handouts to the Rich
Republicans are rigging the system to transfer tens of billions of dollars a year from ordinary workers to their rich friends.
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For Families Denied Clemency Under Obama, What Now?
Despite Trump's contempt for the clemency initiative, families of the incarcerated will continue their campaigns.
Environmental Contamination at US Marine Corps Bases on Okinawa
Since 2002, at least 270 environmental accidents on USMC bases on Okinawa have contaminated land and local waterways.