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On Sex Work and Survival: Why We Must Stand With Alisha Walker
For defending herself, and saving the life of another woman who was on the scene, Alisha is facing 15 years behind bars.
Consequences of Consciousness: Sy Montgomery on Human Treatment of Other Animals
Author and naturalist Sy Montgomery discusses what we can do to better respect the life course of other sentient beings.
US Steps Closer to Racial Healing With a Truth and Reconciliation Commission
South Africa used truth and reconciliation to address its racist history. It's time for the US to do the same.
Still in the Bush Embrace: What Really Stands in the Way of Closing Guantánamo
Guantanamo remains a global symbol of the worst the US has to offer.
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Could a Democratic President End Fracking?
Fracking's serious environmental impacts have made it increasingly unpopular, forcing Democratic candidates to debate its use.
Voting Laws Roundup 2016
Many voters face new restrictions for the first time in a presidential election. We've already seen problems in the primaries.
Dahr Jamail | Six Years Later, Worried Gulf Residents to Hold Online Town Hall on BP Spill Health Impacts
BP's catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 left untold numbers of people sick, and many remain ill.
Free From Jail, Imprisoned by Debt
People in at least 30 states are barred from voting because they're unable to pay their court fines.
Noam Chomsky on Organizing for a Next System
Noam Chomsky discusses his experiences in campus activism and his vision of a just society.
George Monbiot | Neoliberalism: The Ideology at the Root of All Our Problems
Financial meltdown, environmental disaster and even the rise of Donald Trump — neoliberalism has played its part in them all.