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“I’m Mad as Hell”: Air Force Members Blame Health Horrors on Toxic Exposure
Chronically ill service members say their health issues result from past exposure to contaminants at George Air Force Base.
Israel Hired PR Firm to Market Occupation to Black, Latino and LGBTQ Communities
Why did Israeli-funded PR firm Ceisler target crisis intervention and suicide hotline services for queer and transgender youth?
Avaaz Ignored Libya Lessons When Advocating for Syria No-Fly Zone
Like Clinton and other interventionists, Avaaz — in advocating for a no-fly zone in Syria — has not been chastened by what its advocacy wrought in Libya.
Most Racism Is Mundane
The lives of people of color are shaped by race in more ways than a white person might guess.
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The Biggest Threat to the 99% Isn’t the 1%, It’s the 0.1%
Unpack the numbers on the highest earners and there's a stark division between the well-off and the dangerously affluent.
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Changes Are Coming to Cuba, but What Will Those Changes Bring?
A former member of the US blockade-defying Venceremos Brigade reflects on his past trips to Cuba as he plans for another visit.
We Stand With Palestine in the Spirit of “Sumud”: The US Prisoner, Labor and Academic Solidarity Delegation to Palestine
We demand freedom for the 7,000 Palestinian political prisoners currently held in Israeli jails and all those fighting for justice everywhere.
Participatory Democracy Drives Anti-Gentrification Movement in New York’s El Barrio
In New York City's East Harlem, also known as El Barrio, a movement led by immigrant women is resisting economic displacement.
The Shadow Lobbyists Protecting Fracking From Regulation: The IOGCC
The IOGCC claims to be a govermnet agency but acts like a shadow lobby for the fracking industry.
Meet the Jeans-Wearing, Nature-Loving Nuns Who Helped Stop a Kentucky Pipeline
As fewer women enter the convent, what will become of Kentucky's tradition of socially and environmentally engaged religious women?