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Mass Deportations Don’t Squelch Hondurans’ Migration Dreams
“Going to the United States is my dream, and I'll do it even if I die in the attempt.”
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Surviving the Ups and Downs of Social Movements
Social movement activists are notoriously poor at celebrating their victories.
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MS Breakthrough: Switching Off Aggressive Cells Stops Body From Attacking Itself
There are a wide range of strategies for treating people who have autoimmune diseases. Unfortunately, none can cure the diseases.
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How Not to Win Hearts and Minds in Africa: Hushed Pentagon Investigation Slaps US African Command’s Humanitarian Activities
In Africa, a war zone about which most Americans are completely unaware, the writing is already on the wall.
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Dahr Jamail | From Pine Beetles to Disappearing Glaciers, NASA Scientists Tell of “Dramatic” Planetary Changes
In addition to droughts and floods, anthropogenic climate disturbances scientists and astronauts can see from space include fires, insect outbreaks and more direct human impacts.
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Surprise! GOP Lawmakers Investigating EPA and Climate Advocates Backed by Big Coal
Congressional Republicans are on the offensive against the Environmental Protection Agency after launching a probe into alleged “collusion.”
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Obama Strategy to Beat Islamic State Likely to Draw US Into Years of Conflict
The nascent strategy calls for working with European and Arab allies to confront the group not only in Iraq, but also in Syria.
Defeat of Ukraine Army Brings Cease-Fire, but Underlying Political Conflicts Unresolved
The cease-fire in Ukraine is good news, as is the resistance to both war and austerity. But winter is coming and many uncertainties remain.
Preparing to Asset-Strip Local Government? The Fed’s Bizarre New Rules
The Federal Reserve, along with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, just changed the liquidity requirements for the nation's largest banks.
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The Inflation Fighters Want to Increase the Debt Burden on Our Children
If the people calling on the Fed to raise interest rates get their way, they will add trillions of dollars to the debt burden borne by our children and …