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Is Berta Cáceres’ Assassination a Tipping Point for Change in Honduras?
An alliance of political opposition parties has formed in Honduras under the name of slain activist Berta Caceres.
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Viewing Trump’s Extreme Climate Denial From a Small Island Nation in Peril
The “Doomsday Clock” pushes closer to midnight as the Trump administration pushes its climate-denial agenda.
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A Gender-Equal Council Takes Lead of the Andean Network of Indigenous Organizations
The council is committed to defending struggles for self-determination in the Andes.
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For Families Denied Clemency Under Obama, What Now?
Despite Trump's contempt for the clemency initiative, families of the incarcerated will continue their campaigns.
The ZAD: An Autonomous Zone in the Heart of France
Locals and activists of the ZAD have been fighting against the construction of an airport for many years.
Pruitt Ignored Cries to Regulate Fracking in Oklahoma. Now Residents Face Big Oil on Their Own
Insurance companies, unlike Pruitt, acknowledge the tremors' cause.
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Staples Removed: How Postal Workers Defeated a Privatization Scheme
The Postal Workers that the Postal Service will terminate its deal with Staples, closing down the 540 “mini-post offices” inside stores.
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Seeding the Future Against Destructive Neoliberal Capitalism
Amid the rubble of neoliberal economics, two powerful new civic movements in Mexico offer a future of radical hope.
In California’s Imperial Valley, Residents Aren’t Waiting for Government to Track Pollution
For marginalized communities along the California-Mexico border, projects to gather and share scientific reports are crucial to holding agencies accountable.
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“Extraordinary” Levels of Pollution Found in the Deepest Part of the Sea
Human-made pollutants have reached the depths of two of the world's deepest ocean trenches.