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The Top Five Celebrity Activists of 2012
From working to save the earth's oceans to launching a group against fracking, these top five celebrity activists of 2012 are motivated by a deep sense of commitment to …
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In US Since Age 10, But No Dream Act for Young Activist Who Helps Others
In the US since she was 10, Dede has worked to address youth violence and access to resources for people returning home from prison, starting several nonprofits. She is …
Timothy Leary: Violence Is Killing With Machines at a Distance
Although many will dispute his exclusion of other forms of aggression as violence, few will argue that Timothy Leary's assertion is more valid than ever now: Violence is killing …
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The Newtown Tragedy – Is School Security the Answer?
Thereu2019s a growing perception that schools are unsafe u2013 will policing schools solve the problem?
NY Times Suggests It’s Pointless to Report Rape in Haiti, Ignoring Serious Efforts to Protect Women
This year was an extraordinary year for the gender-based violence world in Haiti, though there is still much work to be done
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In Search of Solidarity: Vastly Different Responses to Michigan’s “Right to Work” and Attacks on Right to Choose
Those who seek to dismantle unions and those who seek to deny women's bodily autonomy are not two separate groups with two separate motivations.
Pensions: A Promise is a Promise… Unless it’s Inconvenient
In the years since the recession, Rhode Island has hardly been alone in cutting pension benefits to state employees.
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Nobel Peace Laureate Accuses Governments of Complicity in Mental Torture of Assange
Assange, like Bradley Manning, has no idea how long his imprisonment and persecution will last.
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Europe’s Best Recycling and Prevention Program
Per capita waste generation in Flanders has held steady since 2000, showing a rare example of economic growth without increased waste generation.
Has “Idiot America” Become More Idiotic?
In an interview with Truthout, Charles P. Pierce, author of