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Young Life vs. Deadly Force: The Training and Racism of Police Shootings
Truthout highlights how Chicago police shootings impact families and communities.
Prolific Pardoner? Obama Grants Clemency to 22 Prisoners Last Week, but Has Denied Thousands
To date, Obama has granted only 3.4 percent of petitions for pardons and commuted less than one percent of petitions for clemency.
Quebec: Students, Solidarity Strikes and Shutting Down Austerity at the Point of Production
As public sector workers across Quebec go into collective bargaining this spring, the Liberal government is putting in place austerity measures.
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Eight Ways to Reduce Global Inequality
By taxing progressively, respecting worker rights, and rethinking economics, we could make a great start at creating a more equal world.
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How Your Tax Dollars Are Wasted to Build Luxury Apartments
“Subsidize our house, not the penthouse!” protesters chanted last month.
One Food Security Remedy in the Face of Global Crises
Once known mostly as a Pacific Island crop, breadfruit is now grown around the world as a sustainable means of fighting hunger.
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EXCLUSIVE: As Chicago Police Kill Youth, Vast Misconduct Allegations Purged
Truthout investigates the brief life and mysterious death of 14-year-old Pedro Rios Jr.
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Monsanto Is in Hot Water – Again
Monsanto has fought allegations that it's chemicals cause cancer.
Sixty Percent of Global Drone Exports Come From Israel – New Data
Israel has supplied 60.7 percent of the world's drones since 1985.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Beans May Help to Curb Harms of Climate Change, and More
Thirty new lines of “heat-beater” beans have been discovered.