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Kiobel Decision: Supreme Court Limits US Courts’ Ability to Use Human Rights Law to Address Human Rights Abuses Committed Abroad
Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's ruling in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum, a case that raised the …
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Putting Our Money Where Our Hearts Are
“I will give one for defense, but I'm cutting the whole offense budget,” the man said as he dropped one penny into the jar marked “Military” in our Tax …
Komen Foundation: Is the ‘Race for the Cure’ actually a ‘Race to Obscure’?
Even more troubling than the revelation of their right-wing anti-choice agenda was the realization among many critics that principal sponsors of the Race for the Cure produce or use …
How Resource Scarcity and Climate Change Could Produce a Global Explosion
The coming decades could see a tidal wave of rebellion and conflict over oil, water, land, and more.
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Coping with Michigan’s Right-to-Work Law
Teachers attempt to secure their future amidst the crippling
The ‘Organizing Model’ Goes Global
Unions in Europe have been importing the u201corganizing modelu201d from the U.S.
Joe Stiglitz Blasts Our Wealthy-Coddling Tax System for Increasing the Returns on Rent-Seeking
Yes Smith deconstructs Joseph Stiglitz's argument for why the American people should lighten taxes for the wealthy.
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“I Jumped to Save My Body”: Walmart Slammed Over Nicaragua Stabbings and Bangladesh Fire
Survivors of violent attacks overseas at Walmart factories demand justice from the retail conglomerate.
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“Going Extinct Is Genocide”: Lakota Elders Tour to Raise Awareness About Struggle
As the US encroached upon indigenous territory, the government never allowed native women to negotiate.
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Inmates Rising: Worsening Gitmo Mass Hunger Strike in Prisoners’ Own Words
Desperate prisoners refusing food at Guantanamo Bay since the beginning of February have vowed to ‘strike to death,’ according to lawyers' notes obtained by Truthout.