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Cancun Residents Halt Developers to Protect and Revive Beloved Mangrove
The residents of Cancun moved to protect what was left of their forest after bulldozers destroyed it.
As in Libya, Avaaz Campaigned for Syria No-Fly Zone That Even Top Generals Opposed
The New York City-based Avaaz is easily the most influential Internet-based advocacy organization.
Monsanto’s Evil Twin: Disturbing Facts About the Fertilizer Industry
What do you know about the worldwide chemical fertilizer industry? If you're like most people, not much.
Is Hillary Clinton “Qualified?“
Hillary Clinton's backers tout her resume while ignoring her many failures.
How Not to Audit the Pentagon: The Military Waste Machine Is Running Full Speed Ahead
Without a concerted campaign of public pressure, the Pentagon's runaway budget will never be reined in.
The Majority of People in Local Jails Have Not Been Convicted of a Crime
Fear, drugs and profit are the driving forces behind the US's mass incarceration problem.
“Stop Oppressing Us”: Detroit Teachers Speak
Detroit teachers are protesting what they say is an unaccountable school system that has harmed students' educations.
Women’s Health Issues Linked to Insecticide Exposure, Too
If you can't get worked up over the well-being of bees, maybe you'll be moved for the sake of women's health instead.
How Can We Ensure the Race for Clean Energy Doesn’t Leave the World’s Poorest Citizens Behind?
As in other places around the world, Mexico's wind boom runs the risk of bypassing the poor, which is why we need new global standards.
Henry A. Giroux | Radical Politics in the Age of American Authoritarianism: Connecting the Dots
If the left is to fight back against authoritarianism, we must bring together diverse movements working for social change.