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A Digital Desert: The Internet Debate Pits Local Communities Against Broadband Giants
High-speed internet service is not available in much of Bradley County, Tennessee. But local advocates and lawmakers are pushing for municipal broadband - against major broadband companies and their …
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Violence Directed at Anbar University Students From All Sides
Students at Anbar University in Ramadi and Fallujah are caught between a Shiite government that treats them like traitors and ISIS fighters who consider their studies proof of their …
Cecily McMillan: On Being a Woman Inside and Outside of the Criminal Justice System
Cecily discusses her activism, her experiences with the criminal justice system and the myriad ways that gender shaped both her own experiences and those of incarcerated women.
The Vietnam War Presaged the War in Afghanistan: Civilians Endlessly Suffer
Truthout interviews Anand Gopal about his riveting book, “No Good Men Among the Living,” which offers an intimate portrait of Afghans as they see the US presence in their …
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Missing: A Massive “Skills Gap“
Researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland have found that the supposed shift in the Beveridge curve has vanished.
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The Charitable Society or “How to Avoid the Poor and Perpetuate the Wealth Gap“
A society that genuinely cares for its citizens' well-being has little need for manufactured, top-down charity because such a society builds institutions that democratically enable all citizens to participate …
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Worried About Climate Change? Ban Fracking on Federal Lands
It's up to Congress to protect our national treasures.
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While We March for the Climate, Governments Meet With Polluters
As climate activists converge on New York, world leaders will meet behind closed doors with corporate honchos who bank on fossil fuels.
The Peoples Climate March and International Day of Peace – Making the Connection
Sunday's Peoples Climate March will empower citizens the world over to demonstrate the will of the people and demand action.
My Chipotle
“Borderline sweatshop conditions.” That's how a group of Chipotle Mexican Grill employees, including several managers, described their working conditions.