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Getting Our Story Straight: Honestly Framing the Climate Crisis
A phrase that imparts the emotional impact of what we are doing to the planet, its inhabitants and future generations is “Climate Mayhem.”
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Police Criminals and the Brutalization of Black Girls
For black girls in the hallowed idyllic spaces that enshrine the privileges of white youth, summer is always over.
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Obituary: Tariq Aziz
Twelve years of suffering in Iraqi jails have ended and he can finally rest in peace.
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On Remembrance and Resisting Desecration
We are the builders of peace, and peace is not the silence between gunshots.
Commentary: For-Profit Hospitals Mark Up Prices Because There’s Nothing to Stop Them
Of the 50 US hospitals that mark up prices the most, 49 of them are part of for-profit hospital chains.
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Australia’s War on People Smugglers Is Really a War on Refugees
This is Australian policy at work.
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Why Tribal Peoples Are the Best Conservationists
For Environment Day on June 5, we showcase tribal peoples' extraordinary conservation skills and intimate knowledge of their environments.
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Senate Fast-Track Vote Tuesday – What We Must Do Now
Ask your senators to uphold the filibuster of fast track.
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Migrant Farmworkers Ask Ben and Jerry’s to Provide “Milk With Dignity“
Inside the supply chain of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, migrant farmworker Victor Diaz's wages were being illegally withheld last summer.
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Has Our Food Been Contaminated by Chevron’s Wastewater?
Are contaminants in the treated wastewater Chevron uses to irrigate food crops showing up on our dinner tables?