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Cyber Security Takes on New Urgency for Groups Targeted by Trump
As Trump's inauguration approaches, many groups and communities have been forced to decide which aspects of cyber security to prioritize.
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From Grease to Soap: How One Woman Is Repurposing Used Oil
In four years, Laura Kneib has recycled some five tons of vegetable oil, cardboard and biodiesel glycerin.
A Ph.D. in Organizing
Graduate students at private universities are organizing to join the ranks of the unionized.
Trump’s Treasury Pick Excelled at Kicking Elderly People Out of Their Homes
When Steven Mnuchin ran OneWest, the bank aggressively and in some cases, wrongly, foreclosed on elderly homeowners with reverse mortgages.
New Study: Secrecy Around Composition of Oil Sands Dilbit Makes Effective Spill Response, Research Impossible
A lack of knowledge makes it impossible for government or industry to come up with effective policies to deal with a disaster.
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Dahr Jamail | We Have Released a Monster: Previously Frozen Soil Is “Breathing Out” Greenhouse Gases
The climate feedback loop is causing previously frozen soil to respirate more CO2 and methane into the atmosphere.
Six Flags Great America Not So Great for Foreign Work-Visa Students
For many foreign students, the experience at Six Flags Great America feels more like exploitation.
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Breitbart Is Leading a Smear Campaign Against a Scholar for Mocking White Supremacy
George Ciccariello-Maher says he has received death threats.
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Facing a Trump Presidency, South’s Immigrant Advocates Build on Networks of Resistance
Organizing locally and building on the resistance efforts of recent years will be critical.
Seven Things the Defund DAPL Campaign Has Achieved So Far
Public and consumer pressure on banks to quit financing the Dakota Access pipeline companies is producing results.