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A Last Resort That Might Work: Small Town Votes in Community Bill of Rights to Ban Fracking
Opposing a pipeline, residents in Waterville, Ohio, passed a new law to protect their right to clean air, water, and soil.
Earth on the Docket: Why Obama Can’t Ignore This Climate Lawsuit by American Youth
The Juliana v. US decision could be a legal game-changer, as it challenges the entire fossil-fuel policy of the United States.
Presidential Pardons and the United States’ Unpardonable Crimes
The US has its own fair share of prisoners of conscience, as well as crimes against humanity that it needs to answer for.
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Are Universities Preventing Violence Against Women?
Are universities reflecting cultural norms of violence against women instead of shaping new norms?
Christmas at Guantánamo: Proof That Anything Can Be Normalized
The screening of “Bad Santa 2” at Guantanamo is proof that, given time, even Trump's transgressions could be normalized.
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Heartbreak After North Carolina’s Disgraceful GOP Continued a Campaign Against Trans People
True to form North Carolina's GOP manipulated the rules, broke promises and reinforced costly and dangerous discrimination.
Mexican Environmental Protest: What Does It Mean to Defend Territory in a Repressive Context?
Despite a repressive context where activism has become high-risk, many experiences of resistance and struggles have flourished in Mexico.
Some “Unrecognized” Tribes Still Waiting After 130 Years
Tribes without federal recognition have “second-class status.”
The Great Unwinding of Public Education: Detroit and DeVos
Efforts to hold Michigan charter schools accountable have failed, thanks to lobbying from Betsy DeVos's family.
The Anti-Worker History of Trump’s Small Business Administration Pick
Trump nominated former World Wrestling Entertainment chief executive Linda McMahon.