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Global Harms Need a Global Remedy: Small but Meaningful Victory against Hudbay Minerals
After human rights violations were perpetrated by a Canadian mining company against a Guatemalan village, the village fought back in court.
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Offshore Fracking Uproar Grows in California In Wake of Truthout Report
Since Truthout revealed that federal regulators have approved at least two fracking operations off the California coast, the uproar has intensified.
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“Now They’re All Dead”: Threats of Assassination to Human Rights Advocates in Haiti
At this crucial moment, Defenders of the Oppressed is calling on Haitian civil society to stand together in a show of solidarity, and on its allies in Haiti and …
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Battling India’s Monsanto Protection Act, Farmers Demand End to GMO
There is a clear lesson here for India: a country can survive without big corporations controlling its food. The question is: will the government listen to the people's demands?
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Employers on the Public’s Dime: The Judicial Amendment that Put Money in the Company’s Pocket
One NLRA amendment cuts back pay by requiring that remedies not be punitive to the law violator.
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Men Need to Raise their Voices and Support the Women who Have Accused San Diego’s Mayor Bob Filner
Over the past months, I have been shocked and dismayed to hear the revelations by the courageous women who continue to tell their stories of sexual harassment and abuse …
Obama Vs. Snowden: Parsing the Presser
Obama's recent media counteroffensive against Edward Snowden is unquestionably a tribute to Edward Snowden's ability to poke the empire's all-seeing eye while managing to secure an offshore sanctuary where …
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At Whittier, Chicago Public Schools Demolishes a Library
Despite Mayor Emanuel's rhetoric about a “21st century education” for every student, his school budget cuts have resulted in the layoff of librarians at 50 elementary schools; at nearly …
Warehouse Workers Win 60%+ Raise, Benefits
A group of warehouse workers is about to receive a raise of about 60 percent. “I haven't received my first paycheck just yet, but it will be about double,” …
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Men Need to Raise their Voices and Support the Women who Have Accused San Diego’s Mayor Bob Filner
Over the past months, I have been shocked and dismayed to hear the revelations by the courageous women who continue to tell their stories of sexual harassment and abuse …