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Dahr Jamail | El Salvador Farmers Successfully Defy Monsanto
Advocates have prevented the bioengineering company from forcing its chemical-laden products into the country.
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In Brazil, a Struggle to Protect Indigenous Land From an Oil Society
The consequences of drilling new oil wells in deep water will impact Brazil's traditional communities.
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At UN Conference, Domestic Workers Push for International Labor Standards
US domestic workers are legally barred from joining unions.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Republicans Unveil Their Latest Austerity Budget, and More
We need to support the Progressive budget, and more.
Community Demands Answers in Police Killing of Undocumented Texas Man
A spate of police shootings show how undocumented people are vulnerable to police abuse due to fears of deportation.
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Immigrant Workers Are Being Deported for Getting Injured on the Job
When bosses profit from exploiting immigrants, society bears the cost.
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Gaza Fishing Industry Held Hostage at Sea
Fisherman in Gaza are facing increasing restrictions that are threatening their livelihoods.
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Chilean Accused of Murder, Torture Taught 13 Years for Pentagon
Despite very graphic torture accusations against Garcia Covarrubias, US officials are rallying behind him.
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How a Small Quaker Group Forced PNC Bank to Stop Financing Mountaintop Removal
The American 1 percent habitually manipulates religion to serve its interests and fight its battles.
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Dueling Visions: The CPC People’s Budget vs. the Budget for the 1%
The Republican budget is rightly scorned as a fantasy, a dishonest, Orwellian document.