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The Most Important US Air Force Base You’ve Never Heard Of
Ramstein, Germany, is the hub for the United States' global drone war, from North Africa to South Asia.
Popular Uprising Backs Striking Teachers in Southern Mexico
What started as a fight for teachers union power has exploded into a popular movement against the privatization of public education and the entire public sector.
Here’s Why Activists Don’t Buy Hillary Clinton’s Justification for the Honduras Coup
Clinton said the US had to support the coup to continue sending aid, but leading campaigners say the aid is directly tied to political assassinations.
“Fast Fashion”: Anne Elizabeth Moore on the Global Garment and Sex Trades
“Threadbare” explores the connections between garment manufacturers, anti-trafficking advocates and the sex trade, through comics.
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Your Hands in the Soil: Tending the Garden of a Nation
“With my knees in the dirt and my hands busy, I find that gardening and activism are blood relatives.”
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Continues to Rise: Muhammad Ali (1942-2016)
Muhammad Ali's life could be summed up in a single statement: Freedom is always worth fighting for.
Labor Organizing Across Israel’s Apartheid Line: An Interview With Israeli Labor Activist Yoav Tamir
To call WAC-MAAN simply a labor union is not quite accurate.
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National Organization for Women Turns 50: Building an Intersectional Feminist Future
About 500 women and a handful of men gathered in Washington, DC, to celebrate achievements and address the need for intersectional activism.
Okinawa: US Marines Corps’ Training Lectures Denigrate Local Residents, Hide Military Crimes
The OCAT lectures are the latest in a string of derogatory comments made by USMC officials against Okinawans.
Bringing Truth to the Youth: The Counter-Recruitment Movement, Then and Now
Military recruitment has targeted schools increasingly effectively. Can the counter-recruitment movement keep up?