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A Statement from the Oakland Institute on the Conference on Land Policy in Africa
Given the recent explosion of land grabs across the African continent, this international conference seems pertinent and timely, especially for the millions of smallholder farmers and citizens across the …
State of LGBT Equality in 55 California Cities Detailed in HRC’s New Municipal Equality Index
Many municipalities extend vital protections to their LGBT citizens and employees.
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An Inconsistent Culture
Some people might argue this is good because this way, scientists “can be seen.” Is this the way scientists are supposed to be seen?
Facebook and Apple Want Your Unborn! Or, Why Corporations Should Keep Their Hands Off Employees’ Ovaries
We all knew the Supreme Court Hobby Lobby decision earlier this year was only the tip of the iceberg.
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Ayotzinapa’s Uncomfortable Dead
“Alive, they were taken, and alive we want them back,” is the rallying cry for the 43 disappeared Mexican students.
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Taking Stock of the Money Midterms
The 2014 elections exemplified everything wrong with the nation's campaign finance system.
Impunity, Strife and Criticism Loom Large over US Customs and Border Patrol
Families of shooting victims, civil rights attorneys and whistle-blowers take Customs and Border Patrol to task.
Why Prisons Don’t Work and How We Can Do Better: A Conversation With Maya Schenwar
How do we address the harm violent offenders cause without relying on locking them in cages?
US Sanctions Relief Fails, Threatening the Nuclear Talks
US policy fails to lift many sanctions on Iran at all and postpones others until late in the process.
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Women Hold the Lever to Move the World
By connecting a consumer boycott of meat and dairy to climate change, women can take climate action.