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At Least Some Unions Step Up for Big Climate March!
New York City and key national unions like the Service Employees International Union and Communication Workers of America are stepping up to support the People's Climate March in NYC …
How the West Created the Islamic State
Since 2003, Anglo-American power has secretly and openly coordinated direct and indirect support for Islamist terrorist groups linked to al Qaeda across the Middle East and North Africa.
The Independence Referendum in Scotland: A Beginner’s Guide
Voters in Scotland will go to the polls soon and decide whether they will have an independent country.
Migrant Farmworkers Find Paths Out of Poverty Through Incubator Farms
Incubator farms help seasonal workers start their own businesses, where they get better pay and the support of a community.
The Gentrification of Birmingham, Alabama
As Birmingham celebrates its 50 years forward proclamation, the city should not be simply reduced to iconic imagery while present-day racial justice is neglected.
“Total Recall,” Water and the Values of the Group Called Value of Water Coalition
Large, well-resourced water interests formed the Value of Water Coalition to change the way we think about water, but we may not like the way they think of us …
Hamas Rocket Launches Don’t Explain Israel’s Gaza Destruction
The evidence now available indicates that Hamas launch sites are not that close to hospitals, schools and mosques.
Henry A. Giroux | Remembering Hiroshima in an Age of Neoliberal Barbarism
Like the narratives used to justify the US bombing of Japan, history under the reign of neoliberalism is cleansed of its most critical impulses, thus sustaining the fictions and …
Dark Money Corruption of Democracy Forces Climate Change Direct Action and Mass Mobilization
Seventeen critical years after the Kyoto Protocol signing, climate activists have come to realize that when our governments are bought and sold, policy shifts must begin in the streets.
Three Chilean Ex-Army Officials Charged in the Murder Case of Legendary Folk Singer Victor Jara
The long call for justice in the murder case of Chilean folk singer Victor Jara took another dramatic turn last week when three former army officials were indicted for …