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Health and Neighborhood Are Too Often Linked — These People Are Out to Change That
Across the US people are trying to reduce inequities in how environment affects physical well-being.
Food Sovereignty in Rebellion: Decolonization, Autonomy, Gender Equity and the Zapatista Solution
In order to understand food security, Zapatista students are frequently taught hands-on agro-ecological techniques outside the classroom.
How Should History Measure the Obama Administration’s Record on Transparency?
Answers exist that contradict the Obama administration's “most transparent ever” claims — but context matters.
Trump vs. Clinton: Predictions Have Consequences
Almost all the news stories discuss which of the candidates is likely to win and by what margin. But none of the coverage asks about the respondent's own preferences.
False Promises: Avoid “Miracle” Rice and Just Eat a Carrot
Golden rice is a false miracle. It is a disease of nutritionally empty mono-cultures offered as a cure for nutritional deficiency.
Erased by False Victory: Obama Hasn’t Stopped DAPL
How many times have marginalized people been offered further discussion when what they needed was substantive action?
Will Either Clinton or Trump End the Forever War?
The Forever War — started in 2003 — is unlikely to end, regardless of who is next in the White House.
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Attica: How the Suppression of an Uprising Fed the Prison Industry
Those who ordered the slaughter at Attica prison intentionally sent the US down the path of mass incarceration.
A 9/11 Retrospective: Washington’s Air War Measured in Decades
Perhaps this September 11, it's finally time for Americans to begin to focus on our endless air war in the Greater Middle East.
Texas Tribes Mobilize in Solidarity With Sioux Against Dakota Access Pipeline
Indigenous activists in Texas highlight their own fight against the Trans-Pecos Pipeline and its corporate ties.