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Despite Shell’s About-Face, Industry Interest in Arctic Oil Grows
Royal Dutch Shell said September 28 it would end oil exploration offshore Alaska after “disappointing” results.
East Bay Unions Don’t Want Your Coal
Coal is the energy source of the past, so what is it doing in plans for our future?
To Cut Costs, College Students Are Buying Less Food and Even Going Hungry
The true costs of college attendance are often greater than anticipated.
The “People’s Pope” and the Church’s Emerging Contradictions
While some have called Pope Francis a progressive, we must consider his actions in the context of the hierarchical institution he represents.
Protect Social Security Disability Insurance Without Cutting Benefits
For millions of Americans, these earned benefit programs are crucial lifelines that ensure a basic sense of economic security.
Protecting the Shield: Why ESPN Can’t Be Trusted to Cover the NFL
It's not just wealthy quarterbacks who suffer at the hands of a duplicitous league and a complicit media empire: We all do.
What Time Is It?: Black Lives Matter, the Gary Convention and Electoral Politics
The Gary Convention was, in many ways, the culmination of the Black Power era.
In Israel, Refugees Are Not Welcome
While other countries in the region are hosting millions of refugees fleeing Syria, Israel is hosting none.
Why Is Lobbyist Rick Berman Attacking Chipotle?
The PR man 60 Minutes dubbed “Dr. Evil” launched a new ad campaign against Chipotle.
HIV Is Not a Murder Weapon: Racism and the Criminalization of AIDS
Advocates are working to challenge stigma and laws that treat HIV as a “weapon” and criminalize people living with it.