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Finally, Immigrants in New York City Will Have Public Defenders
Last month New York City lawmakers approved $4.9 million to fund a public defender system for poor immigrants.
Agriculture: The Surprising Leading Contributor to Pollution
The modern agricultural system is responsible for putting more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than the actual burning of fossil fuels.
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Towns Can Ban Fracking, Says New York Supreme Court
Individual fracking bans alone are not enough to protect communities.
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Will San Francisco Achieve Its Goal of Zero Waste by 2020?
In 2002, San Francisco made a promise that it intends to keep: by 2020 the city will eliminate all waste that is neither recycled nor composted.
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More Than Rumors Drive Central American Youths Toward US
The Obama administration says it detained more than 50,000 unaccompanied minors trying to cross the border in the first half of this year.
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Why the Shift From Production to Speculation?
The switch to finance is a switch in terms of where profits are being obtained and, along with the profits, very high salaries.
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Bike-Train-Bike: A New European Program to Promote Car-Free Commutes
In terms of getting more people to use alternative transportation, the connection between bikes and public transportation is essential.
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Brazilian Workers Buck Union Officials to Strike
The World Cup is in full swing, and official propaganda from President Dilma Roussef's administration portrays Brazil as a wonderland.
Police Departments Ignore Rampant Sexual Assault by Officers
No organization keeps data about the number of victims of police-perpetrated sexual violence.
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The US-Mexico Caravan for Peace Takes On the Drug War
Chris Moore-Backman examines connections between the struggle for peace in Mexico and the struggle to end the racist system of mass incarceration in the United States.