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“Stop the Violence”: Can Community Groups Replace Police Without Supporting the Police?
Anti-violence initiatives face hard decisions about how to align themselves in relation to the state and the police.
Mexico Reportedly Moves Ahead With Controversial Pipeline, Despite Moratorium
A pipeline under construction in northern Mexico has become a major controversy in the Yaqui indigenous community.
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President Obama Keeps on Deporting Central American Teens; What Will Trump Do?
The blueprint established under the Obama administration to deport teenagers continues to operate unabated.
How Standing Rock’s Divest Campaign Can Stop Future Pipelines
As banks begin to respond, environmental movements are learning the importance of speaking clearly about the financial risks of fossil fuel investment.
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Universities Cut Services for a Big Group of Their Students: Those Over 25
Though more adults need higher educations, their enrollment has begun to fall.
The Republican Sabotage of the Vote Recounts in Michigan and Wisconsin
Tens of thousands of ballots cast in majority-Black districts remain uncounted.
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A Desperate Hope for Clemency: Mothers in Federal Prison Pin Hopes on Obama
Drug war prisoners are desperately hoping for commutations or amnesty in the closing weeks of Obama's presidency.
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Uber and Lyft Are Threatening to Expose Poor and Elderly to Predatory Practices
To use Uber without a smartphone, elderly people fall prey to price-gouging intermediaries.
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Muslims Waste No Time Building Opposition to Trump’s Proposed Registry
Muslim activists are working to block Trump's long-standing pledge to crack down on their community.
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Intelligence Committee Chair Questions Existence of CIA Report on Russian Hacking
Intelligence director James Clapper, however, disputed the Committee chairman's characterizations.