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Americas: Governments Must Stop Imposing Development Projects on Indigenous Peoples’ Territories
Governments across the Americas continue to discriminate against Indigenous peoples by denying their right to have a say on decisions which may have devastating consequences for their cultural survival.
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UN Should Get Rid of Cholera Epidemic That It Brought to Haiti
A cholera epidemic in Haiti brought on by the actions of the United States continues to be ignored.
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Three Thousand San Francisco Janitors Prepare for a Strike
At issue in San Francisco is the same sticking point in most union contract negotiations - health care costs and wages.
Can the Caravan of Peace End the War on Drugs?
If the caravanu2019s call to end the violence diminishes public support for the militarized approach, it could force an open dialogue about alternatives like drug legalization
The For-Profit College Racket
This is an industry that is by and large exploitative to its students and useless to the public good.
Schools Without Playgrounds, Children Without Childhood, a Future Without Hope
Schools are more and more beginning to resemble maximum-security prisons, but at least at most of those institutions, there is one hour of outdoor time.
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Will Conservatives Reject Health Care Rebates?
Are you against healthcare reform? Be prepared to return your insurance rebates.
Election Countdown 2012: The Green Party Just Misses the Cut for Independent Candidates in Connecticut, and More
In today's Election Countdown 2012 news: The chief of education in Louisiana refuses to provide records detailing how schools were chosen for Gov. Bobby Jindal's voucher program; 26-year-old Occupy …
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Time to Rebel! Five Ways We Can Break the Big Banks’ Death Grip on the Economy
Wall Streetu2019s incredible greed and arrogance may have finally handed us the tools and leverage we need.
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The Voter ID Struggle in Pennsylvania: Losing ID Is About Losing More Than The Right to Vote
When states take away ID from poor and working folks, or limit poor and working peopleu2019s access to getting ID in the first place u2013 those people lose far …