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In the Shadow of Big Oil: Walks Unite Frontline Refinery Communities
Bay area Native-Americans lead “healing” protests to expose the high rates of asthma and cancer residents near refineries face.
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Interfaith Collaboration Drives Movement to Divest From the Israeli Occupation
Three US churches consider joining the growing movement to use economic leverage to end the Israeli occupation of Palestine.
Obamacare Subsidies Survive Supreme Court Ruling
The court announced that the government may continue to subsidize insurance plans for all people.
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A Farmworkers Bill of Rights in New York May Finally End “Abhorrent” Treatment
Legislation now being considered aims to change the status quo.
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Students Successfully Push Columbia University to Divest From Private Prisons
The Board of Trustees voted to divest its $9.2 billion endowment.
Celebration Day at the US Chamber of Commerce? A Debate on Who Benefits From the TPP
The secretive TPP deal involves 12 countries and nearly 40 percent of the global economy.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The “Monsanto Protection Act” Is Back, and More
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Six Tiny Island Countries to Sue Big Oil for Disrupting the Climate
Those participating nations are: Vanuatu, Kiribati, Tuvalu, Fiji, Solomon Islands and the Philippines.
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Hundreds of Thousands Woke Up Stateless in the Dominican Republic
The Dominican government will move forward with the deportation of an estimated 210,000 Haitian refugees.
Obama’s Fast-Track Trade Bill Clears Key Senate Hurdle
After sputtering in Congress, fast-track trade deal - a top White House priority - nears passage.