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Billions Pledged for Nepal Reconstruction, but Still No Debt Relief
The earthquake damaged one third of the economy, but creditors won't agree on debt relief.
Supreme Court Tosses EPA Rules That Would Prevent Thousands of Asthma Cases
EPA rules limiting toxic air pollution emissions would have prevented thousands of cases of asthma, birth defects and other health problems.
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Thousands Kept in Solitary Confinement in Illinois Prisons
A class action lawsuit filed this week is challenging the widespread use of solitary confinement.
Legalized Torture: Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Cruel Lethal Injections
The Supreme Court's majority opinion, as much as the dissent, shows that the state should not be permitted to execute its citizens.
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Paul Krugman | Greece Doesn’t Have to End Up a “Failed State“
There may be another off-ramp from the road to ruin for Greece.
Where Are Mayors Opposing Police Militarization?
The world is watching and acting; grieving communities are waiting, desperately for change.
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US Conference of Mayors Unanimously Adopts Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Resolution
The resolution comes at a time of heightened nuclear tensions between the US and Russia as well as Iran.
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Childhood Trauma and the Struggle for Liberation
I write this not as an indictment of any individual, but to continue challenging myself and the world toward societal liberation.
Dahr Jamail | Sixth Great Mass Extinction Event Begins; 2015 on Pace to Become Hottest Year on Record
Humans are both the cause and at risk of annihilation in the Earth's sixth mass extinction event.
How Activists Won Reparations for the Survivors of Chicago Police Department Torture
A history of the movement to make Chicago pay for the crimes of Jon Burge.