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Welcome to the Wild World of Rhino Conservation
From fake horns to relocation, today's wildlife protectors enlist new - and often unproven - strategies to save endangered species.
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The Story of Levi Dehmann: Police Violence in Small-Town America
It's not only police vs. Black men, in this country, as the April death of David Levi Dehmann in Ohio sadly demonstrates.
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Defending Life in Ecuadorian Resource Politics
Efforts to secure water rights and resist extractivism united campesino and indigenous organizers.
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Guatemalans Are Taking Their Democracy Back
Guatemalans are taking to the streets seeking government reforms and a halt to expanding mining interests.
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150 Years Later, Two Universities Answer for Their Founder’s Role in the Sand Creek Massacre
Under pressure from students and community members, Northwestern University and University of Denver take the first steps towards righting historic wrongs.
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Fighting Industrial Pollution in Kenya Is as Dangerous as the Lead Poisoning
Omido is clearly a courageous woman who against all the odds has fought hard to protect her family.
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Fishing and Farming in Gaza Is a Deadly Business
The failure of Hamas and Israel to reach any agreement is further aggravated by the stalemate within the Palestinian unity government.
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Detroit Gentrification Means “Forced Relocation” of Black Seniors
Motor City is seeing the forced relocation of low-income seniors, most of them African-American.
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Conventional Cattle Being Milked on Organic Farms?
USDA proposed origin-of-livestock rule may institutionalize new loophole.
Left in the Brain: Potentially Toxic Residue From MRI Drugs
Researchers raise alarms about unknown health risks of GE's Omniscan and Bayer's Magnevist, drugs injected to get better MRI pictures that contain the heavy metal gadolinium.