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2016 Is “Biggest Year Ever” for Marijuana Reform, Advocates Say
Marijuana is on nine state ballots this election. Is this a turning point for the US's failed 80-year-long prohibition?
The Pipeline Cometh: Activists Step Up Their Fight in New York
Activists up the ante against a Texas-based energy company as it finishes a “pipebomb on the Hudson.”
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William Rivers Pitt | Rocks and Sewage, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love 2016
Blood and stink wash off, but endurance and perseverance are always their own reward.
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Tom Hayden, Courageous Warrior for Peace
The death of Tom Hayden marked the passing of a major progressive leader who championed causes from civil rights to Vietnam War opposition.
How Republicans Game the Concept of Democracy Through Disenfranchisement
Voter disenfranchisement is just one of the techniques Republicans have employed to undermine democracy.
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How to Turn Anti-Poverty Work Into an Anti-Poverty Movement
By simply writing or speaking the truth about poverty, we help to create a platform where struggling people can be heard.
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Beyond Revenge: Most Crime Victims Prefer Rehabilitation to Harsh Punishment
Our legal system repeatedly fails the needs of victims of crime in its single-minded pursuit of the perpetrators.
Labor Leaders Support the Dakota Access Pipeline — but This Native Union Member Doesn’t
Big unions have denounced the water protectors. But the voices of indigenous union members have been missing.
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Montana’s Beef With Buffalo and Yellowstone’s Buffalo Battle
Environmentalists say the annual cull of Buffalo threatens the genetic diversity of the animal and puts them at risk of extinction.
Hatred of Clinton Is Trump’s Rallying Cry at Campaign Events North and South
Trump rallies well-heeled Southerners and dispossessed Rust-Belters with promises of past glory — and lots of misogyny.