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Monthly Drone Report, August 2015: 32 US Strikes Hit Afghanistan Alone
US actions continue in Afghanistan, eight months after combat operations officially ended.
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Police in Texas Hospital Shoot Patient in the Chest
The patient's brother wasn't surprised that police came so close to fatally shooting his younger sibling in a space designed to care for people.
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Walmart and Walker: Always Low Wages
What do Gov. Scott Walker and Walmart have in common? They talk pay raises in public while cheating their workers of pay.
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NLRB Decision Could Mean Excellent News for Fast-Food and Other Low-Wage Workers
The National Labor Relations Board redefined the standards for determining when more than one firm will be considered “joint employers.”
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Volunteers Put Solidarity Into Action Supporting Refugees in Greece
Residents and activists from near and far who are gathering food, medicine, clothes and toys.
Two Years After Hunger Strike, California Settlement May Release 2,000 Prisoners From Solitary
Prisoners, advocates and their supporters see the settlement as the first step toward ending solitary confinement.
More Evidence of Roundup’s Link to Kidney, Liver Damage
Scientists report worrisome changes to liver and kidney genes in rats, adding to evidence that a popular herbicide may be toxic.
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Amid Katrina Commemoration Spectacle, a Southern Freedom Movement Takes Shape
As dignitaries descended on New Orleans to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Katrina, activists in New Orleans were also getting organized.
After the Frack: Bright Lights in the Middle of Nowhere
Air, light and noise pollution linger long after the drilling is over.
US-Made Cluster Munitions Causing Civilian Deaths in Yemen
Weapons used in these particular attacks were US made M26 rockets. Any civilian in the impact area is likely to be killed or injured.