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Chiapas Communities Organize to Protect Sacred Lagoon From Tourist Highway
Communities along the proposed highway route formed a united movement opposing the project.
Trial by Fire: Prosecutors Sending Juveniles to Adult Courts
Fifteen states allow prosecutors unfettered power to decide whether a child will be tried in a juvenile or adult court.
Super Tuesday Preview: It’s Make-or-Break Time
With so many states up for grabs and, as a result, so many delegates, the day will be a make or break for many presidential campaigns.
How We Can Save $17 Billion in Public Assistance – Annually
Raising the federal minimum wage to $12 would generate about $17 billion in savings to government assistance programs.
We Poisoned Kids in Flint to Keep Their Parents From Having Jobs
The immediate impact of higher spending would be to employ more workers.
It’s Time to Abolish Draft Registration and Restore Full Rights to People of Conscience
These laws serve to marginalize those living their lives true to the essence of democracy.
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Transphobic “Bathroom Bills”: Public Hoopla Over Private Parts
Lawmakers have no business following trans people into the bathroom.
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The Climate Justice Movement Pushes for a Greener Leap Year
Try to devote a few of those bonus hours in 2016 to picturing life after fossil fuels.
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Peace and Planet: Responses to Bulletin of Atomic Scientists’ Doomsday Clock Announcement
Measures to abolish nuclear weapons must be accompanied by a shift from the violence-based political and economic systems.
Rehabs’ Failure to Give Lifesaving Naloxone to Vulnerable Clients Is Unacceptable
With naloxone now so readily available, why are so many addiction treatment facilities failing to provide it?