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After Years of Proxy War, Saudi Arabia and Iran Are Finally Squaring Up in the Open
Collapses in political order elsewhere opened up new chances to compete for influence.
Colorado Celebrates Pot Legalization Anniversary: Massive Drop in Arrests and Millions in Revenue
Chicken Little was wrong.
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EPA Confirms Activists’ Longtime Claims: Neonicotinoid Pesticide Threatens Honeybees
Environmentalists and honey producers have long suspected a link between the pesticide and rapidly declining bee populations.
African Women Organize to Reclaim Agriculture Against Corporate Takeover
Everybody originated with indigenous ways of living and the way of Mother Earth.
The Duality of 21st-Century Capitalism
The silver lining to the exploitation of workers has been the ever-growing standard of living resulting from the expansion of capitalism.
Doubling Down on Force With Tasers Makes Police Problems Worse
The national trend of sanctioning the increased use of police Tasers ignores the underlying problems with using force.
As US Steps Up Deportations, Advocates Push for Refugee Status for Central Americans
Several Central American countries are experiencing the worst levels of violence in the last 30 years.
Income Inequality Is a Health Hazard – Even for the Rich
A public health researcher explains why life expectancy in the US is falling, and it has to do with income inequality rising.
Why Did Israel Withhold Bodies of Slain Palestinians, Denying the Right to Mourn?
The Israeli government's withholding of Palestinian bodies from the deceased's families violates international humanitarian law.
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“Creed” Reveals Filmmaker Ryan Coogler’s Womanist Sensibilities
In Ryan Coogler's “Creed,” the Black women characters exist as rounded individuals independent of the titular male lead.