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Before and After Sandra Bland: Andrea Ritchie on Black Women’s Experiences With Police Violence
Black women have been rendered invisible in discussions about state-sanctioned violence.
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Chernobyl, 30 Years On
Thirty years after the Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe began, the public health crisis is still underway and still worsening.
Fighting Institutional Racism: Insights From Providence College
From Mizzou to Yale, campus protests have arisen in the backdrop of the larger Black Lives Matter movement.
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Democracy Awakening 2016: Making a More Peaceful World
Democracy Awakening calls for a “Congress of Conscience” through nonviolent direct action.
California’s $15-an-Hour Win
Alex Schmaus explains the background to the recent $15 minimum wage victory in California.
Secret Court Takes Another Bite Out of the Fourth Amendment
A ruling confirms that NSA's warrantless spying has been formally approved for use in general criminal investigations.
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What Happens When Asylum Seekers Are Too Poor to Make Bail
Some immigrants remain in jail simply because they are too poor to pay their bond.
“Eye in the Sky” Screenwriter Guy Hibbert: Drone Warfare and the Kill Chain
In the current movie, the human toll and moral dilemma of drone warfare are portrayed in a compelling drama of life and death.
The Al-Qaeda Leader Who Wasn’t: The Shameful Ordeal of Abu Zubaydah
What the CIA did to Abu Zubaydah is a prime example of the kind of still-unpunished crimes that Bush administration officials committed.
“Nestlé Is Trying to Break Us”: A Pennsylvania Town Fights Predatory Water Extraction
Pennsylvania residents are fighting Nestle's attempts to construct a water extraction operation in their community — and winning.