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Polish “Farm Defenders” Arrested and Imprisoned
The Polish state is angered by a series of effective protests against the sale of land to foreign investors.
Texas Excludes Planned Parenthood From Medicaid Program
Over the last three years, Texas has cut off Planned Parenthood from most state funding sources.
Clash in Japan Over New US Military Base on Okinawa
Okinawans complain of the violent expansion of US military might, on lands taken from them more than six decades ago.
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Will Colorado Become the First State to Implement Single-Payer Health Care?
Colorado citizens are about to put single-payer health care up to a vote on a 2016 statewide ballot referendum.
Clinton Syria Fact Check: “Safe Zones” = “Ground Troops“
Anyone calling for “safe zones” in Syria must concede that “safe zones” equate to “ground troops.”
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Human Rights Work: From Uzbekistan to Anti-TTIP Organizing
Human rights mechanisms fail to ensure reparations, while trade dispute panels protect the right to profit.
The Secret to Winning the Nobel Peace Prize: Keep the US Military Out
That this year's Nobel Prize will go to a Tunisian group of civil organizations that struggled to bring peace - not war - to their land has special meaning.
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Exxon’s Climate Cover-Up
Exxon knows - and its known for almost 40 years - that the basis of its business model is a threat to humanity.
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Fukushima Radiation in Pacific Reaches West Coast
The fact that Fukushima has contaminated the entirety of the Pacific Ocean must be viewed as cataclysmic.
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Cyber Liability and the Future of US Tech Policy
Every once in a while, a new technology threatens to fundamentally change life in the US as we know it.