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International Agribusiness Targets Farmland in Brazil
Land speculation stimulates the expansion of plantations across Brazil, increasing land conflicts and displacement of Indigenous communities.
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Constructive Responses to ISIS
The conclusion about how to deal with ISIS would perhaps begin to shift if we asked a few pointed questions.
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The Age Divide in the Primaries: Voting for Values Over Fear
People underestimated the cultural gap between generations that influenced the outcome of the recent primaries.
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“People Are Being Tortured in These Units”: The Fight Against Solitary Confinement
Among the most vocal opponents of solitary confinement are those who have spent years in isolation behind bars.
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The Senate’s Popular Sentencing Reform Bill Would Sort Prisoners by “Risk Score“
Federal prisoners would be scored according to their risk of recidivating. Those who got high scores would be ineligible for sentence reduction.
Don’t Be Fooled by the Kochs’ New Inequality Ad Blitz
A new ad campaign from America's most notorious billionaires is tugging at our heartstrings — and distorting the debate over inequality.
Following Truthout Investigations, Senate Seeks Alternatives to Burning Military Waste in Open Air
If approved, a congressional study on alternatives would be a crucial step toward ending the open burning of military waste stockpiles.
Why Are Mexican Teachers Under Fire for Protesting Education Reform?
They're peacefully resisting US-style neoliberal measures intended to crush the unions — a backbone of Mexico's social justice movements.
Climate Change Could Alter the Chemistry of Deepwater Lakes and Harm Ecosystems
Future climate change scenarios will significantly alter natural mixing processes, creating the condition termed “climatic eutrophication.”
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2015 Marked the Deadliest Year on Record for Environmental Activists
Environmental activists were killed at a rate of more than three per week in 2015, according to a new report by Global Witness.