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Israeli Consul: Supporters of Netanyahu’s Speech Want to Humiliate President Obama
Representatives are circulating a letter calling for Netanyahu's speech to be postponed.
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Obama Wants to End the Mining Industry’s Free Ride on Public Land
The US Bureau of Land Management has proposed a host of new fees for mining on public land.
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Economy Adds 257,000 Jobs in January
The unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 5.7 percent.
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Chile’s LGBT Movement Wins Historic Victory With Approval of Civil Unions
After four years of intense work by LGBT organizations, a civil union law was passed.
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A History of Killing Black Men and Getting Away With It
If we don't address past as well as recent police shootings, the US is telling black men that their lives don't matter.
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Bill Moyers | The Fiery Cage and the Lynching Tree, Brutality’s Never Far Away
Between 1882 and 1968, there were 4,743 recorded lynchings in the US.
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The Crises Are Urgent, So Let’s Slow Down
Fast-paced organizing often causes mistakes and sacrifices dialogues key to dismantling oppression.
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A Brief History of Happiness: How the US Lost Track of the Good Life – and Where to Find It Now
There's a better kind of happy: It starts with meaningful work, loving relationships and a thriving natural world.
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Will Shell’s Drilling Rigs Find the Welcome Mat or the Boot in Seattle?
A coalition of environmental groups is fighting to send a message to the oil industry: Hands off Seattle!
National Priorities Project Reacts to President’s Fiscal Year 2016 Budget
The new budget contains initiatives that would be widely popular with the US public based on opinion polling.