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Sundarbans Oil Spill: An Urgent Wake-Up Call for the Bangladeshi Government
The oil spill in Sundarbans forest has mobilized activists to stop construction of a massive coal plant nearby.
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Roads and Bridges Need $1 Trillion. It Is Time to Rebuild the US
“My legislation puts 13 million people to work repairing the backlog of infrastructure projects all across this country.”
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Dissing DuVernay and the Lessons of “Selma“
The lessons of “Selma” itself are relevant to Ava DuVernay's omission from the Academy Awards nomination for Best Director.
Is Reinvestment a Good Strategy for the Fossil Fuel Divestment Movement?
Fossil fuel divestment is a powerful climate change strategy that must not be distracted by economics.
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Is John Boehner a Traitor?
By inviting Prime Minister Netanyahu to speak to Congress, Speaker Boehner may have broken any number of laws, and the Department of Justice needs to investigate.
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More and War: The Tao of Washington
In a sense, there are only two operative words in twenty-first-century Washington: more and war.
Air Marshal Whistleblower Wins 7-2 Supreme Court Victory
Whistleblower Protection Act wins with an exclamation mark.
Free Speech Case on Right to Boycott Goes Before Washington Supreme Court
Anti-SLAPP law at issue in Olympia food co-op boycott case.
SEC Examinations of Private Equity Uncover Widespread Violations of Law or Material Weaknesses
The Dodd-Frank Act, passed in the wake of the financial crisis, subjects the private equity industry to broad regulatory oversight for the first time in its history.
New Evidence Shows CIA Held Prisoners in Lithuania
In a dossier and briefing submitted to the Lithuanian Prosecutor today, Reprieve reveals how the newly declassified US Senate Report on CIA detention correlates with flight data and contracting …