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Climate Justice From the Ground Up: Six Ballot Initiatives to Watch in 2016
We need economically just means of healing our planet.
The Foreign Policies of Sanders, Trump and Clinton: The US and the World in 2016 and Beyond
The aspirations of the millions who have rallied to Sanders point towards a revolutionary foreign policy.
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Baby Boxes Cut Infant Mortality in Finland; US Cities Give Them a Try
Five reasons baby boxes are more than cutesy cardboard containers, from offering a safe place to sleep to giving an equal start in life.
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Job Growth Plunges in May
The Labor Department reported that the economy created just 38,000 new jobs in May.
In Symbolic Rejoinder to Religious Right, Catholic High School Supports Transgender Teacher
Administrators at a Catholic high school located just south of San Francisco are standing in full support of a transgender teacher.
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These Seven States Still Operate Debtors’ Prisons
Debtors' prisons unfairly target low-income populations, particularly communities of color, thanks to racial profiling.
Bernie Sanders Urges “Revolutionaries” to Join Him as California Democratic Primary Vote Nears
Supporters say superdelegates will have to decide between him or Clinton.
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What I Learned From the Mining Community That Produced My Engagement Ring
Fair trade certification has improved gold mining conditions, but current oversight mechanisms still leave workers vulnerable.
How Teenagers Got Police to Back Down and Remove Military-Grade Weaponry From Their High Schools
Los Angeles high school students and organizers forced police to remove grenade launchers and M-16s from their arsenals.
France’s Nuit Debout Movement’s White, Middle-Class Problem
The movement's comparisons to Spain's Indignados may be premature if it fails to involve France's migrant communities.