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A Digital Desert: The Internet Debate Pits Local Communities Against Broadband Giants
High-speed internet service is not available in much of Bradley County, Tennessee. But local advocates and lawmakers are pushing for municipal broadband - against major broadband companies and their …
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Violence Directed at Anbar University Students From All Sides
Students at Anbar University in Ramadi and Fallujah are caught between a Shiite government that treats them like traitors and ISIS fighters who consider their studies proof of their …
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Latin America at a Climate Crossroads
World leaders gathered at the Climate Change Summit during the United Nations General Assembly September 23 will have a crucial opportunity to mobilize political will and advance solutions to …
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Study: Wealth of California Nonprofits Not Evenly Spread Throughout State
Nonprofit organizations are an economic force in California, but the ones that do work in communities of color and low-income areas have far fewer financial resources than their counterparts …
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Honduran Mothers and Grandmothers Search Far and Wide for Missing Migrants
United by grief and anxiety, the grandmothers, mothers and other relatives of people who disappeared on the migration route to the United States formed a committee in northern Honduras …
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A New Way Insurers Are Shifting Costs to the Sick
By charging higher prices for generic drugs that treat certain illness, health insurers may be violating the spirit of the Affordable Care Act, which bans discrimination against those with …
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Stanford’s Coal Divestment: Meet Two Students – and One President – Who Made It Happen
The movement to persuade schools to divest from fossil fuels has taken off around the country. Meet a few people who helped make it happen at Stanford.
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Beyond Divestment: Climate-Concerned Philanthropists Pledge to Move Billions to Wind and Solar
As the UN Climate Summit in New York City approaches, efforts to address climate change through money-moving campaigns are growing.
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Anti-Coal Campaigners Continue to Win in the Northwest
Think global, act local.
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Senate GOP Blocks Fair Pay, Continues War on Women
Some things, it seems, never change. Not even in an election year.