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Support Strengthens to Stop Oil and Gas Development to Keep Florida’s Everglades Wild
Despite millions of dollars spent on conservation, the Everglades is threatened by pollution, invasive species, and more.
Governors Have No Right to Exclude Syrian Refugees
Only the federal government has the power to decide if and where refugees can settle in the US.
Black and Palestinian Solidarity: Beyond Conceptions of “Natural Allyship”
To become stronger, Black American and Palestinian solidarity efforts must include deeper challenges to anti-Black racism.
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Involuntary Hospitalization of Drug Users Is Bad Policy
A proposed Massachusetts law would violate drug users' due process rights and open the door for serious human rights abuses.
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The “Sharing Economy” Is the Problem
The cooperative economy is the solution.
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Passing Knee-Jerk Laws in the Wake of Terrorist Attacks Will Not Make Us Safer
The history of legal responses to terrorism indicates that legislation fails to address the core problem.
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The Islamic State’s Dream: A Post-Paris “Clash of Civilizations“
The Islamic State's goal, as they write, is “the extinction of the gray zone” in our world.
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On Anti-Refugee Bill, New York Times Embraces Paul Ryan’s Spin
By embracing Paul Ryan's spin on his bill, the New York Times' reporting effectively issued a peremptory ruling against the concerns of refugee advocates.
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Peace Boats on the Seas of Okinawa
I witnessed nonviolent efforts of ordinary Japanese to end the more than 70 years of US military bases in their midst.
Dispatch From Beirut: The Absence of the Cedar Tree in the Global Iconography of Mourning
Many people are overlaying their Facebook pictures with a transparent French flag.