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Twelve Hashtags That Changed the Conversation in 2014
If awareness is useful, then so are hashtags - as long as public interest remains to fuel them.
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The Visa Curse
Thousands of legal US immigrants are stuck choosing between living here with their spouses or staying behind and pursuing their careers.
Home Care Worker Protections Thwarted in Court
The deeper political debate will continue over the role of the government in regulating the domestic work sector.
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How 13 Complaints Against McDonald’s Could Help Millions Unionize
Until now, McDonald's has shielded itself from liability by claiming that it's not an actual employer.
Syriza: From Radicalism to Pragmatism; the State of the Left in Greece
Syriza's leadership has begun a process of political and ideological transformation way ahead of the party's rise to power.
Nine LGBTQ Stories Big Media Ignored in 2014
Radical queer organizing was alive and well in the US in 2014; you just may not have heard about it in mainstream media.
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Our Hopes for 2015
As we make our way into 2015, some of the Truthout team share personal hopes for the coming year with you, our readers.
The New Conquistadors Making Their Presence Felt at COP20 in Peru
Corporations causing social and environmental destruction in the Andes and Amazon are driving climate change, whilst enjoying influential seats at the climate-negotiating table.
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Digging in and Throwing Down: Direct Action at Union Station
Yesterday, a group of around 150 protestors formed a #BlackLivesMatter event at Union Station in Chicago.
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The Silent Cry of Bethlehem
Suffering under an Israeli military occupation since 1967, Bethlehem is slowly being strangled.