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November Elections Could See One Quarter of Americans Free From Marijuana Prohibition
California, Massachusetts, Arizona, Maine and Nevada will all be asking voters to end prohibition on the recreational consumption of cannabis.
Dahr Jamail | Record Heating of Earth’s Oceans Is Driving Uptick in Hurricanes
Increasingly warm ocean temperatures around the globe are causing record-breaking rainfall events.
A Nigerian Superhighway Project Threatens a Critical Rainforest and Its People
Indigenous Ekuri fight to protect ancestral forests amid push for development.
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How “Risk Assessment” Tools Are Condemning People to Indefinite Imprisonment
Risk assessment tools used to evaluate prisoners are no more fair and free of bias than the societies that created them.
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Meet Gary Johnson’s Koch-Network Money Men
Johnson's supporters are leading enemies of the environment and public education.
Students of Military’s “School of the Americas” Successor Can Remain Secret, Appeals Court Rules
The Georgia-based facility has long trained dictators and death-squad leaders.
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A Cynical Environmentalism: Protecting Nature to Prepare for War
The US military claims it spends millions on conservation but impacted communities call it “greenwashing.”
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Europe Turns the Screws on Former Guantánamo Prisoners
The US-run detention centre for “war on terror” prisoners at Guantanamo Bay is truly a collaborative effort.
Hedge Funds Have Cost Workers Billions; This Is How They’re Fighting Back
Taking on hedge funds is the future of the progressive and labor movements as a whole.
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“The System Abuses Us by Locking Us Up Forever”: Aging Survivors Behind Bars
Survivors of domestic violence should have their abuse taken into consideration at sentencing and parole hearings.