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How to Become a Citizen Eater: A Trip Behind the Labels of Your Ethical Cup of Coffee
How do you know what “ethically sourced” really means, and whether it's effective?
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Reproductive Health Care in Women’s Prisons “Painful” and “Traumatic“
The “care” ranges from a dangerous absence of care to the painful and humiliating.
Louisiana Residents Convince EPA That Burning Explosive Waste Outside Is a Bad Idea
But the explosive crisis at Camp Minden is not over yet.
NYU Professor Barred From Researching in UAE, Where NYU Has a Campus
The travel ban sheds light on a deeper controversy encircling Saadiyat Island: labor conditions and teaching and learning conditions are connected.
ALEC Pushes to Repeal “Prevailing Wage” Laws
Targeted this time are state prevailing wage laws, which require public construction projects to support local wage standards instead of undercutting them.
Pacific Islanders Say Climate Finance “Essential” for Paris Agreement
Leaders in the region are calling with renewed urgency for global action on climate finance, which they say is vital for building climate resilience and arresting development losses.
Private Prisons for Immigrant Families Grow, Despite Court Ruling Against “Detention as Deterrence”
The Obama administration continues to expand its controversial practice of detaining mothers and their children despite a judge's order.
An Angry White House Vows to Confront Netanyahu, but Will It End Key US Support for Occupation?
Administration officials have already vowed the billions of dollars in US military aid to Israel will continue unimpeded.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: California’s Water Supply Dwindles, and More
California Gov. Jerry Brown is asking for help, and more.
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RIP Danny Schechter: Media Pioneer Who Covered Apartheid South Africa, Occupy and Kissinger
Danny Schechter died last week of pancreatic cancer.