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Thirsting for Democracy in Detroit: Activists Resist Water Service Shutoffs, Wall Street and Privatization
After a week of direct actions protesting privatization and water service shutoffs, the people of Detroit reject a Wall Street-dictated world, decry commodification of the commons and push back …
US Provides Israel the Weapons Used on Gaza
While the Obama administration talks about supporting a ceasefire, the United States exports to Israel a substantial amount of the same types of weapons Israel is using to kill …
As Winds of Change Blow, South America Builds Its House With BRICS
Buenos Aires and Moscow have recently reached greater understanding on a number of international issues.
The Path to a New 1914? How America Chose War After 9/11
By identifying a target as generic “terrorism,” rather than as al-Qaeda or any other group or list of groups, the Bush administration licensed military operations anywhere in the world.
Do Not GM My Food!
It makes little sense to support genetic engineering at the expense of (traditional, organic) technologies that have proven to substantially increase yields, especially in many developing countries.
Dahr Jamail | The Brink of Mass Extinction
March through June 2014 were the hottest on record globally. While a single extreme weather event is not proof of anthropogenic climate disruption, the increasing intensity and frequency of …
Blowback on the Border: The United States’ Child Refugee Crisis
Decades of short-sighted, inhumane US policies have brought a child refugee crisis to the United States' door.
Breaking the Grip of the Fossil Fuel Economy: If It Can Happen in Appalachia, It Can Happen Anywhere
Coal production is gradually leaving Appalachia - having already extracted much of the region's natural wealth.
Across Latin America, a Struggle for Communal Land and Indigenous Autonomy
With a rise in the number of Latin American indigenous groups drawing legal boundaries around their territories, neoliberal governments are attempting to grant access to transnational corporations to indigenous …
Why No Vetoed Resolutions on Civilian Killings in Gaza?
The question looming over the UN security council is, why hasn't a resolution on Gazan civilian deaths been issued?