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Brazil’s MST Pays Tribute to Landless Workers Killed by Police in 1996
Landless rural workers occupy farms in Brazil to fulfill the promises of a people's agrarian reform.
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Higher Education Lobby Quietly Joins For-Profit Schools to Roll Back Tighter Rules
Traditional colleges and universities have become unlikely allies of the beleaguered for-profit industry.
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Suppressed at Home, Neglected Abroad: Ethiopian Migrants
The first duty of any government is to protect its citizens from harm, at home and abroad - no matter who they are, or where they are.
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Getting Past Scientized Scrutiny
Too often, reporting on food and agriculture treats science as a singular source of truth.
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The Blue Amazon, Brazil’s New Natural Resources Frontier
The Atlantic ocean is Brazil's last frontier to the east.
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San Francisco: The High Life of the Lowlifes
Author Randy Shaw's portrayal of San Francisco seediness is a celebration in his latest book.
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From One Never Meant to Survive
Author and professor Antonia Darder recalls how her deep sense of justice has allowed her to thrive in academia.
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The Inhuman Failure of “Austerity“
Does the affluent society seem like a dream?
Vietnam: Okinawa’s Forgotten War
As the world remembers the 40th anniversary of the Vietnam War, all too often forgotten is the role of the Pentagon's most important launch-pad for this failed war: Okinawa.
Republicans Aim to Preempt Local Democracy, Target Fracking Bans
Texas Republicans approved a bill blocking Denton's fracking ban and gutting cities' ability to regulate the industry.