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When Energy Bills Skyrocketed, These Neighbors Banded Together to Keep the Lights on – and Won
For nearly 20 years, utility company Central Hudson has operated more or less unchallenged - until Nobody Leaves Mid-Hudson came along.
Paul Ryan Says Republicans Have Until Friday to Unify Behind Him for House Speaker
The statement could bring a possible resolution to the GOP leadership struggle.
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Federal Report Calls for an End to Conversion Therapy
“Conversion therapy” is used on LGBTQ individuals to, essentially, turn them straight and cis gender.
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Thousands Still Homeless a Year After the Bay Area’s Biggest Encampment Was Shuttered
Nearly a year after San Jose shut down the Bay Area's biggest homeless encampment, hundreds still live along city creeks. What went wrong?
Is the US Media Ignoring Military Burn Pits’ Harm to Middle East Civilians?
US media coverage of toxic burn pits during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars excludes the health impacts to civilians.
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Steven Salaita’s New Book Decries Academic Bias Against Israel’s Critics
Steven Salaita's memoir-cum-expose discusses the firestorm in academia over criticisms of the Israeli government.
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Why Should We Care What the Republican Candidates Say About Syria?
“No fly zone” is a marketing euphemism for “war.”
New York City Activists Ticket Residents of Gentrified Neighborhood
The Police Reform Organizing Project took to the streets of Park Slope.
Why New US Ozone Standards Aren’t Enough to Protect Health and the Environment
A true accounting of the costs and benefit should include the health and ecological benefits of stricter controls.
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Ten Ways to Challenge Capitalism’s Death Grip on Daily Life
How do we transition away from capitalism and toward solidarity economies that will not lead to unemployment and poverty?