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#Justice4Cecily: Do Calls for Leniency Undermine the Movement Against State Violence?
Rather than challenge the sociopolitical consensus and laws that create near total immunity for on-duty police officers during confrontations with civilians, McMillan and her defense team instead proclaimed her …
What Colombia’s Presidential Election Means for the Peace Process with the FARC
Decades of armed struggle in Colombia may finally be coming to an end
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The Invisible Reconstruction of Democracy
In what kind of a country is money considered free-speech?
Single Payer Advocates: How Do We Defeat Health Care for Profit?
The US is one of few industrialized countries which doesn't offer universal healthcare to its citizens.
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Poverty Is a “Foreign Country” on the American Screen
Can we admit that poverty is as American as apple pie?
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Oil Giant Citgo Gets Off Easy in Criminal Case
A foreign oil company convicted of polluting a Texas community's air with dangerous chemicals has gotten off easy in a criminal case that could undercut the prosecution of environmental …
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The Cloud Is Not the Territory
The NSA has your data. Facebook has your data. Google has your data. By now these are familiar tropes in a familiar debate. Rarely in that debate, however, does …
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Bulgaria, No Country for Syrian Refugees
Since November last year, Bulgaria has virtually closed its borders to an inflow of Syrian asylum seekers and other migrants trying to enter the country from Turkey, while EU …
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The Florida Everglades: A New Frontline for Fracking?
The battle against enhanced drilling and fracking in Florida continues, with concerned citizens the leading the way.
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Meet Six Nutrition Blogger Moms Who Crashed the McDonald’s Shareholder Meeting
Current trends suggest one in three kids will develop Type 2 diabetes as adults. These moms told McDonald's CEO Don Thompson what they think about the fast food industry …