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In Wake of Super Typhoon Haiyan, Youth Climate Justice Leaders Call for Climate Reparations at UN Summit
After typhoon Haiyan devastated the Philippines, climate justice activists are calling for the nations most responsible for the climate crisis to pay for the recovery.
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Proactive Heckling: Ray Kelly Shouted Down at Brown University
When New York police Commissioner Ray Kelly was shouted down at Brown University, were his free speech rights violated?
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Coast Guard Moves to Approve Barging of Hazardous Fracking Waste on Major Rivers
The Coast Guard is proposing to allow barges to transport large amounts of hazardous and radioactive wastewater from fracking operations on America's major rivers.
As Texas Clinics Shut Down, Organizers Help Rural Women Seek Abortions
Organizers are working to provide transportation to women in rural areas of Texas, where most abortion clinics have been closed.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Many Americans Haven’t Heard of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and More
Many Americans oppose NAFTA and other trade deals, but they haven't even heard of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and more.
Obama’s Natural Gas Whoopin’ – Oil CEO Says the President Is Wrong, Go Green Instead
Can the United States, and the world for that matter, really afford to utilize natural gas as a ‘methadone’ to ween ourselves from a debilitating fossil fuel addiction?
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Support the Saint Paul Federation of Teachers in a Historic Contract Battle Against Standardized Testing and in Defense of the Public Schools
The Saint Paul Federation of Teachers is in one of the most important struggles to defend public education and have taken one of the boldest stances against standardized testing …
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Dearborn’s Arab Americans: The Promise of the City’s Future
Sami (EJ Assi) and Najla (Nada Shouhayib)'s courtship takes place in the ‘cage’ of the gas station. (Photo: Rola Nashef) For those of us who've worked with Dearborn Michigan's …
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Buoyed by Protests, Obama Embraces $10 Minimum Wage
President Obama has been pushed to up the ante on the minimum wage by strong popular support across the country for increases.
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Where Will the Children Play? Neoliberal Militarization in Pre-Election Honduras
Military and judicial violence are necessary and central components of the imposition of neoliberal economic policies in post-coup Honduras.