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Strategies to Make Powerful Social Change – Starting With “Stay Woke“
Bree Newsome's removal of the Confederate flag from the SC Statehouse reminds us that change comes from people power.
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Tianjin Explosion Highlights Profits Over People
Regulations requiring corporations to safeguard employees and protect the environment must be brought into law.
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Post-Katrina Stress Disorder: Climate Change and Mental Health
We cannot ignore how disasters from climate change impact people's mental health.
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Where’s the Republican Outrage Over Saudi Arabia?
While Republicans beat up on the White House for making peace with enemies, voters should ask questions about America's friends.
An Unexplored Side of the Greek Financial Crisis: Two Economies, One Currency
Western countries should acknowledge that two separate economies exist, and design parallel currencies that best meet the needs of each.
Paul Krugman | What Does the US Gain From the Dollar’s Special Role?
What are the advantages of owning a reserve currency?
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US Bows Out After Plowshares Conviction Is Vacated
The 2012 Transform Now Plowshares anti nuclear action made the “Fort Knox” of weapons grade uranium look like “F Troop.”
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Warning: Industry Spin Likely Bad for Your Health and the Environment
Big food and agriculture companies are spending hundreds of millions to manipulate the public conversation about food.
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Consorting With the Devil: Professionals Selling Out for Blood Money
Scholars have received CIA and DoD funding for publications, collecting intelligence and even for spying.
The Colonial Origins of Conservation: The Disturbing History Behind US National Parks
We love our national parks, but it's time to recognize that conservation dogmas were originally rooted in colonial conquest and genocide.