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Climate Crisis Connects Us, Climate Justice Requires Unity
What do rigged corporate trade agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Paris Treaty, an international climate agreement to be signed in 2015, have in common?
How Often Do Wrongful Convictions Involve Black Defendants?
How have wrongful convictions historically been broken down by race?
Hagel Ignores Leading NGOs’ Call for Release of Gitmo Force-Feeding Tapes
The methods being used to force-feed our desperately ill client are gratuitously brutal.
A Teacher in Kabul
Zekerullah yearns for knowledge as well as justice, and he's willing to sacrifice for both.
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The Lash May Change, But the Pain Remains the Same: the Enduring Legacy of Slavery in Mississippi
I don't give a damn how much Southern pride people have; the only way anybody's going to find ambiguity in that chunk of history is if they manufacture it …
Residents, Civil Rights Attorneys Urge Judge to Restore Water Services Until Litigation is Resolved
Lawyers and activists in Detroit are fighting to keep the City Emergency management from re-starting the cutting off of city water to strapped residents.
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New York Times Condemns French for Believing In Economics
It is standard practice in the United States to report growth at annual rates.
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The False Narrative of Calm in Ferguson
No matter what Chief Johnson says, Tuesday night was not a turning point.
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Auto Mileage Reports Should Reflect Reality
With accurate and complete information, buyers can easily choose the cleaner cars that the Obama administration's mileage-and-emissions standards force automakers to build.
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The Time for Burning Coal Has Passed
It's high time to plan the coal phase-out now and show the people in the region a future beyond the inevitable end of dirty fossil fuels.