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Op-Ed
Why Nature and Wildlife Need Their Own Seats at the UN
We need new international institutions, laws and treaties that give a voice to ecosystems and nonhuman life.
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Police Shootings Show Black Americans Still Aren’t Granted Full Citizenship Rights
Until everyone is seen as worthy of being treated as humans, there will be a need to demonstrate against this oppression.
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The Second Presidential Debate: Can We Talk About Climate Change Now?
Our next president needs to keep fossil fuels in the ground and lead the fight against catastrophic climate change from day one.
Direct Democracy Is Starting to Shape City Budgets in Some US Communities
A new tool called participatory budgeting is boosting confidence among citizens in working with neighbors to solve problems together.
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Why Don’t You Just Move?
Many people believe the answer to the problems of poverty is: Get out.
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Activists on Both Sides of US-Mexico Border Converge Against US State Violence
This weekend activists are converging on both sides of the US-Mexico border to highlight US state violence and racism.
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Trump Should Stop Calling Terrorism a Cancer, and So Should Everybody Else
Calling terrorism a cancer takes it out of the context of the politics, history and power systems that form it.
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It Isn’t Snowden Who Should Be Asking for a Pardon
It is not Snowden but Obama who should be asking for a pardon.
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Why We Are Singing for Water at Standing Rock, in Front of Men With Guns and Surveillance Helicopters
“We were water beings from the beginning. The river was our Grandmother and supplied everything we needed to survive,” writes Linda Hogan.
Is Indigenous People’s Day the Answer?
The United States promotes a culture of historical erasure by highlighting the legacy of Christopher Columbus.