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The Mines that Fracking Built, Part Two
Mike Ludwig continues to cover the impact of fracking across the country.
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Guatemala Illuminates its Dark History With a Stunning Guilty Verdict for Rios Montt
Former dictator Rios Montt has been sentenced to jail for 80 years for genocide in an undeniable victory.
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The Ladydrawers’ History of Women’s Rights Part V
The Ladydrawers finally found gender equality in patent ownership.
Terrorism in Boston
Powers and Ascao suggest there are a number of lessons we can draw from the responses to the horrible attack on Boston. However, like the violence itself, none of …
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On Mothers, Mothering and Mass Incarceration
In this Mother's Day tribute, law professor and advocate Sheila Bedi learns how ‘having a child is like letting your heart walk around outside your body.’
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Our Common Wealth: The Hidden Economy That Makes Everything Else Work
Russ Baker reviews Jonathan Rowe's posthumous book, ‘Our Common Wealth: The Hidden Economy That Makes Everything Else Work’.
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Death Is Preferable to Life at Obama’s Guantanamo
More than 100 detainees at Guantanamo Bay are starving themselves to death, and 23 of them are being force-fed and allegedly punished for their hunger strike.
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Obama in Plunderland: Down the Corporate Rabbit Hole
Norman Solomon: We need to ask ourselves how the forces of corporate capitalism have gained so much power over government, to the extreme detriment of people who aren't rich.
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Pakistanis Vote in Landmark Election
Voters faced violence from militants, and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is on track for a potential return to power.
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Sequestering Our Mothers: Spending Cuts and Effects on Women
A breakdown of how spending cuts will affect women and mothers in the US, by the numbers.