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Slave Labor in the Amazon: Risking Lives to Cut Down the Rainforest
The practice of worker-exploitation in the illegal logging industry appears widespread.
Southern Command in Costa Rica: US Occupation Disguised as Humanitarian Aid
Many suspect the governments of the US and Costa Rica are targeting Talamanca for transnational economic and military objectives.
Washington’s Legal Pot Experiment: Can It Survive Trump?
The attorney whose legal action halted Trump's original immigration ban has vowed to fight the feds on cannabis enforcement.
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Rights Groups Say Travel Restrictions Cast Shadow on UN Women’s Meeting
Although the executive order has not been re-enacted, women's rights groups perceive that organizing internationally is becoming more difficult.
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The GOP’s Multipronged Attack on Vital Preventative Care
The GOP's latest attack on reproductive health care could open the door to axing contraception coverage across the board.
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Trump’s Immigration Budget Is Based on Xenophobia, Not Facts
Research shows that increases in immigration correspond to significant drops in violent crime.
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Investigation Reveals Slave Labor Conditions in Brazil’s Timber Industry
Generations of workers have been pushed into the trade of logging forests under conditions that align with slave labor practices as defined by Brazilian law.
In Trump’s “Skinny Budget,” Climate Change and Jobs Take Backseat to War and Walls
The preliminary document calls for massive spending reductions in such departments as the EPA while increasing the defense budget.
Empire Files: Abby Martin Exposes Steve Bannon
Steve Bannon has been propelled over the last year from fringe media outlier to top propagandist of the US Empire as Trump's chief strategist.
Hawaii and Maryland Judges Block Trump’s Second Muslim Ban
This is the second time Trump's executive orders banning refugees and travelers from majority-Muslim countries have been blocked by the courts.