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Team Refugee and the Normalization of Mass Displacement
As refugees take the Olympic stage, the wars that sent them running for their lives continue apace.
Argentina’s Mapuche Community Stands Up to Benetton in Struggle for Ancestral Lands
United against Benetton: The Mapuche of Lof Cushamen reclaim their territory in Argentina owned by the fashion brand.
In Arctic, Ancient Diseases Return and Highways Melt as Temperatures Hit Records
Just eight months after the Paris climate talks, we are close to reaching the 1.5C upper limit of planetary warming.
When Martin Luther King Jr. Came Up Against Chicago Racism
Fifty years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. and his Southern Christian Leadership Conference took on a new challenge.
The Climate Crisis Is Already Here — but No One’s Telling Us
The media largely relegate the greatest challenge facing humanity to footnotes as industry and politicians hurtle us towards systemic collapse of the planet.
How Labor’s Decline Opened Door to Billionaire Trump as “Savior” of US Workers
How has Trump managed to attract substantial support among a demographic that makes up the base of industrial unionism?
Facing Terrorist Threats From Right-Wing Bigots, New York Muslim Community Sues
To thwart right-wing threats, a Muslim village in New York is deploying a law created to protect abortion clinics.
How the International Olympic Committee Effectively Maintains a Gag Order on Non-Sponsors of the Olympics
The vast majority of businesses are blocked from nearly any mention of the 2016 Olympic Games.
Women’s Boat to Gaza Prepares a New Challenge to Israel’s Blockade
Even the idea of the Women's Boat to Gaza gives Gazans hope that there are those who understand their plight.
What You Need to Know About the DOJ’s Claim It Is Ending Private Prisons
The DOJ's announcement is being met with considerable fanfare, but the plan will not reduce number of people in prison.