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Indigenous Seed Savers Gather in the Andes, Agree to Fight Climate Change With Biodiversity
As climate change makes it more difficult to practice agriculture in their ancestral homelands, indigenous communities are exchanging seeds in hopes of finding the hardiest varieties.
The Fourth Branch: The Rise to Power of the National Security State
In the context of the Senate's torture report, the question at hand remains: Who rules Washington?
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Mexico: Electoral Reform Threatens the Self-Determination of Indigenous Peoples
The political-electoral reform Mexico's National Congress approved to organize 2015 elections is a step backward for indigenous towns in Mexico.
Latest G-7 Declaration Against Russia Over Ukraine Heightens War Threat in Eastern Europe
The G-7 statement is a coded demand that the Russian government police the autonomy movement and pressure it to surrender.
Israel Uses Palestinians as Human Shields but US Lawmakers Condemn Hamas
Both houses of the US Congress are considering passing a resolution that condemns Hamas for using human shields despite not having any evidence to prove Hamas is employing this …
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With Obama Torture Admission, John Yoo Should Be Investigated
Obama's admission that the United States tortured people provides another reason to investigate John Yoo, the author of the main memo providing the supposed legal basis for the CIA's …
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Overcoming Continuing Nuclear Dangers and Japan Prime Minister Abe’s Unconstitutional Coup
Despite the dangers of a great power nuclear war on display in Ukraine and the political coup in Japan that has shredded its Constitution, progress on abolishing nuclear weapons …
Israel and Palestine Can Never Be Secure Until Both Are Secure
When Israelis and Palestinians understand that their own security depends on the security of the other, there will be no more room for violence. Awareness needs to be built …
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The Inside Baseball of the Northwestern Football Players’ Right to Union Representation
Big Ten football is a big moneymaker, and its football players have organized a union to give them a fair share of the money the players' work brings in.
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Inflation Hawks: The Job Killers at the Fed
Many in the financial industry couldn't care less about unemployment. They don't want to risk any inflation that could erode the value of their wealth.