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Obama Cancels Plans for Oil Leases in the Arctic Ocean
The administration is abandoning plans in the face of dwindling industry interest and massive environmental opposition.
Private Prisons: Just Bit Players in Mass Incarceration
Focusing on private prison companies deflects attention from the state actors driving the prison industrial complex.
How Michigan’s Emergency Management Law Poisoned Flint’s Children
The damage done to its population by the ill advised connection to the Flint River is irreversible.
Democrats Get a Gift From the Fed
The prospect of an interest rate hike in the remaining months of 2015 is highly unlikely.
Canada Is in a Crisis of Epic Proportions
Indigenous peoples, the environment and basic human rights have been sacrificed under Stephen Harper's government.
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Lifting the Ban on Women’s Shelters in Iraq: Promoting Change in Conflict
There is a crisis level need for shelter, so why is there policy that stymies temporary housing?
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Fortress Europe Continues to Treat Migrants as Criminals
All this emphasis on policing and military measures is based on the idea that being a refugee is a crime.
By Pulling Out US Troops, We Can Prevent More Tragedies Like Kunduz
The best way to ensure that US troops won't bomb civilian targets in Afghanistan is to pull them out.
Putting Out the Syrian Fire: Can Diplomacy Do What War Couldn’t?
Diplomacy offers a potential path to a different history, a path away from ceaseless violence.
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The FCC Aims to Lower Cost of Prison Phone Calls in Historic Vote
A recently released proposal by the FCC calls for sweeping reform of the prison phone industry, but it does not go far enough.