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Child Care’s Broken Promise: Parents Want Solutions
Families want child care that reflects what it means to be working, poor and raising children in the US.
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Number of Palestinian Children in Israeli Prisons Doubles
Marah is now one of three Palestinian teenage girls held in Ramle prison with Israeli women convicted of criminal offenses.
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“Safe Zone” Intervention Could See Syrian Refugees “Expelled” From Turkey, Europe and Elsewhere
Official warns that a popular proposal for intervention in Syria could lead to refugees being forced back.
From the Arctic to the South Pacific, Most Vulnerable Countries Demand Climate Justice at COP21
Despite the promises made in Kyoto in 1992, the COP process “has failed to meet its objective.”
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All Eyes on San Francisco: Stopping the Expansion of the Prison Industrial Complex, One Jail at a Time
San Francisco is positioned to set an example for the rest of California.
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Imprisoned Immigrant Hunger Strikers Face Abuse as Their Health Deteriorates
Asylum seekers are being detained for prolonged periods of time without parole in detention centers that often violate their basic human rights.
The Cops of COP21: Arrests at the Paris Climate Talks
The armed guards are to protect heads of state and corporations, not the victims of either so called terrorism or climate change.
Hundreds Protest “Unacceptable” Draft Climate Accord Inside COP21
A draft text released Wednesday has nearly 100 outstanding points of disagreement that still need to be resolved.
“I Don’t Want to Die. This War Is Not My War”: A Syrian in France’s Largest Refugee Camp Speaks Out
The largest single displaced community is Syrians.
Despite Promise of New Aid, US Urged to Take Responsibility for Climate Crisis
John Kerry delivered a major speech at the climate summit, promising the US would double its climate aid.