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Protestors Demand End to Isolation of West Papua
Dozens of demonstrators gathered outside Indonesian embassies in London, Paris and other cities today to call for an end to West Papua's 50 years of isolation.
Baltimore, Country at a Critical Juncture
Our country is at a critical juncture. Since the beginning of this year alone, a Black person has been killed by police at the rate of one every eight …
MRFF Agree: Navy Went Too Far
The Navy went too far and is clearly in violation of the Constitutional religious liberty rights of American sailors at the Recruit Training Command.
California’s New Climate Goal Undermined by Fracking Pollution
Gov. Jerry Brown today announced an important new plan to reduce California's greenhouse gas pollution by 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030.
Fighting for Our Oceans
From Haiti to Scotland, Goldman Environmental Prize winners tackle marine management challenges.
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Cut Pesticide Use to Boost Yields? It’s Worked for Millions of Farmers in Asia and Africa
New research shows that sustainable approaches to agriculture can both increase yields and improve the environment.
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Want to Help Nepal Recover From the Quake? Cancel Its Debt
Nepal owes $3.8 billion in debt to foreign lenders and spent $217 million repaying debt in 2013.
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States Are Required to Educate Students Behind Bars, but Here’s What Really Happens
Since age 12, Cadeem Gibbs has struggled to reconcile his desire to learn with his incarceration.
New York City Protesters Rally on May Day for Freddie Gray, Police Accountability
This year, May Day protesters brought calls for police accountability to the forefront of the annual labor rally.
Five Foods We Thought Were Bad for Us, Now Turn Out to Be Good
And four other foods we are still debating.