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The Long Assault on Voting Rights and Fear of a Changing South
Author Ari Berman describes the ways that the VRA was a success and also the opposition to it that began as soon as law was enacted.
For Abortion Providers, a Constant Barrage of Personalized Harassment
Shootings like the one at a Colorado clinic are rare. Stalking, hate mail, and intimidating protests are the daily reality.
US Accused of Shifting Responsibility of Climate Crisis Despite Role as Largest Historic Polluter
Are climate leaders making empty promises?
Horror Beyond Description: Noam Chomsky on the Latest Phase of the War on Terror
World-renowned critic of US foreign policy Noam Chomsky offers his insights on the current phase on the US “war on terror.”
UK Begins Bombing Syria After Pro-War Vote; Cameron Accuses Corbyn of Being “Terrorist Sympathizer”
British warplanes have begun bombing targets in Syria just hours after British lawmakers voted 397 to 223 to support Prime Minister David Cameron's plan for airstrikes.
How Climate Inequality Hurts the Most Vulnerable and Least Responsible
The richest 10 percent of the world's population produce half of the Earth's emissions.
Pope Francis to World Leaders at UN Climate Summit: “We Are at the Limits of Suicide”
Pope Francis has warned that the world is heading toward suicide if more is not done to combat climate change.
“The Fossil Fuel Era Must Draw to a Close”: A Message From the Marshall Islands to the World
One of the most passionate speeches of the opening day of the UN climate change conference in Paris was delivered by Marshall Islands President Christopher Loeak.
Indigenous Climate Activists: Paris “Police State” Is the Reality Front-Line Communities Live With
“This is our element as frontline communities. This is the world we exist in.”
Thousands Defy Paris State of Emergency, Protest Ban to Sound the Alarm on Global Climate Crisis
Tens of thousands of people formed a human chain stretching for blocks.