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Why Don’t You Just Move?
Many people believe the answer to the problems of poverty is: Get out.
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Activists on Both Sides of US-Mexico Border Converge Against US State Violence
This weekend activists are converging on both sides of the US-Mexico border to highlight US state violence and racism.
Intersecting Criminalization: What Killed Ugandan Refugee Alfred Olango
Alfred Olango — yet another Black man killed by police this year — was a refugee who had fled state violence and war.
Seeds of Corporate Power vs. Farmers’ Rights
We need to start tilting the playing field back in favor of farmers and the environment.
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In Arizona’s Shift Toward Purple, a Backlash to Trump Hastens the Pace
Democrats hope increased Latino turnout will upset Republican dominance in the state.
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Slower Pace of Job Growth Continues Into the Fall
The Labor Department reported that the economy added 156,000 jobs in September, somewhat less than most economists had projected.
November Elections Could See One Quarter of Americans Free From Marijuana Prohibition
California, Massachusetts, Arizona, Maine and Nevada will all be asking voters to end prohibition on the recreational consumption of cannabis.
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Trump Should Stop Calling Terrorism a Cancer, and So Should Everybody Else
Calling terrorism a cancer takes it out of the context of the politics, history and power systems that form it.
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It Isn’t Snowden Who Should Be Asking for a Pardon
It is not Snowden but Obama who should be asking for a pardon.
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Why We Are Singing for Water at Standing Rock, in Front of Men With Guns and Surveillance Helicopters
“We were water beings from the beginning. The river was our Grandmother and supplied everything we needed to survive,” writes Linda Hogan.