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Voting Is One Thing, but Let’s Not Let Partisan Loyalties Numb Us to Injustice
The downward spiral of the Democratic Party can only be stopped if we have a genuinely democratic multiparty system.
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In Swift Push for Body Cameras, Chicago Cut Contracting Corners
By the end of 2018, body cameras will be standard issue for every patrol officer in the city.
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US Shut Haitians Out Just Days Before Hurricane Hit Their Homeland
The future is uncertain for thousands of Haitians displaced by the 2010 earthquake and shut out under a new US policy.
Ecuador’s Legal Battle With Chevron Foreshadows Global Corporate Coup D’état
Agreements like the TPP allow corporations to turn the world's natural resources into profit at any human cost.
Trump’s Threat to the First Amendment
The National Press Club Institute of Journalism considers the damage the GOP nominee might do.
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Trump Called for Incarceration of Innocent People of Color
If Trump had gotten his way, five young men could have been executed for a crime they didn't commit.
Trump and Pence Ride Tide of Anti-Abortion Lies
Abortion regret is an anti-choice myth that Republicans continue to push despite strong evidence to the contrary.
Activists Weigh Path Forward After Congress Thwarts GMO Food Labels
Although the new federal law directs food companies to disclose whether products contain genetically modified ingredients, labels are not necessary.
Journalist Amy Goodman to Turn Herself in to North Dakota Authorities
Award-winning journalist Amy Goodman is charged with criminal trespassing for filming an attack on Native American-led pipeline protesters.
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Personhood for Nature?
The current laws that are supposed to protect burial grounds and sacred sites in nature are woefully inadequate.