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Village Building Convergence Coming to Small Town Sebastopol
A Village Building Convergence may soon come to your town or city.
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Do You Know Which States Are Best for Women?
A recent study ranks Louisiana the WORST state for women.
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Gaza’s Doctors Struggle to Provide Basic Care Amid Strikes on Ambulances, Health Workers, Hospitals
The Gaza Ministry of Health reports that there have been 35 separate incidents of attacks on various medical institutions and health facilities.
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Justice Ginsburg Wants “Equal Dignity” for Women in Court Decisions
Supreme Court rulings on gay rights are progressively pushing forward, while decisions related to women's equality are moving in the opposite direction, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says.
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Manolada Workers: “No Greek Would Want This Job Anyway“
As a Greek court frees the shooters and employer of 35 Bangladeshi strawberry pickers, the plight of Greece's migrant workers is brought back into focus.
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“Pro-Troop” Charity Misleads Donors While Lining Political Consultants’ Pockets
Move America Forward has collected millions to send care packages to US troops. But its appeals often rely on images and stories borrowed without permission, and its assets have …
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As Migrant Children Face Backlash, Communities Mobilize to Drown Out Hate
The hateful taunts of counter protesters were drowned out by songs of freedom resonating high toward the skyscrapers in Manhatten this June.
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California Drought Leaves Farmworkers Hung Out to Dry
California's ongoing drought is another blow to hundreds of thousands of farmworkers, many of whom are undocumented immigrants, that are struggling to survive.
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A Bike That Stamps Your Message on the Street, and Three Other Open-Source Tools for Activists
StreetToolbox offers new tools for the political communicator - from a remote controlled car that writes messages in colored sand to a kit that turns your bike into a …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Walgreens Will Not Move Overseas to Avoid Taxes, and More
Walgreens has caved to public pressure and announced that they will not move overseas to avoid paying US taxes, and more.