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UN Scrutinizes Obama Administration’s Policies on Torture
IIn Geneva, a US delegation has appeared before the United Nations Committee Against Torture.
Landgrabs in Ethiopia Engineer Ethnic Conflict
The toll of Ethiopia's plantation development on the Suri people.
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Minimum Wage Workers Just Got a Raise, but Will Bosses Steal It?
Regardless of what the minimum wage law says, many workers inevitably end up earning less.
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Film the Police!
There is no footage of Brown's murder, and many wonder - would events be unfolding differently if there were?
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Kurt Busch, Ray Rice and How Sports Disseminates the Burdens of Racism
The responsibility for ending violence against women in the sports world lies with men of all races.
Climate Crisis, the Deindustrialization Imperative and the Jobs vs. Environment Dilemma
To prevent global ecological collapse we must radically retrench and close down unsustainable industries.
The Fall of the Berlin Wall and the Failures of Actually Existing Economic Systems
What so-called ‘freedoms’ were achieved with the fall of the Berlin Wall?
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ALEC Corporate Board Chair Quits Over Climate Change, Renewables and Voting Rights
The corporate board chair of ALEC, the software company SAP America, has quit the group.
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Air Pollution Linked to Children’s Attention Problems
“Our research suggests that environmental factors may be contributing to attention problems in a significant way”
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In Guatemala, Indigenous Communities Prevail Against Monsanto
The Guatemala legislature repealed Decree 19-2014, commonly referred to as the “Monsanto Law.”