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The Unmentionable Trade Deficit Doesn’t Appear Again
This is money that is creating demand elsewhere, not in the United States.
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One Month After Historic People’s Climate March, “Climate Action” from Global Leaders Is Still Disappointing
In days following the march, people took action to pressure the United Nations (UN) and global leaders to take real community-led action on Climate Change.
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Bill of Rights 2014
That this Bill of Rights shall not limit the type of society that we determine to have in order to reflect the contemporary need for justice, the evolution of …
Official Sources May Be the Only Sources
Risen case tests reporters' power to reveal government wrongdoing.
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Don’t Ask the Pentagon Where Its Money Goes
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout)President Barack Obama proudly signed the law that repealed the Pentagon’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy, freeing lesbian, gay, and bisexual Americans (although not trans people) to openly …
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Violence Against Women Can Be Stopped if Everyone Is Invested in Preventing Abuse
Recent estimates suggest that a third of women worldwide have experienced partner violence at some point in their life, with wide-ranging implications for their social, mental and physical well-being.
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More Than a Number: Violence and Freedom of Expression in Honduras
In today's Honduras, the inalienable freedom of expression has been violently repressed in the form of frequent attacks committed against journalists.
Turning Fear Into Power: An Interview With Unarmed Peacekeeper Linda Sartor
Linda Sartor is not afraid to die.
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The Importance of Being Exceptional: From Ancient Greece to 21st Century US
To make an exception of yourself is as immoral a proceeding for a nation as it is for an individual.
Social Media and Marissa Alexander: Freedom Mobilization and Victim-Blaming
Social media has been used as an incredible tool for mobilization on behalf of Marissa Alexander.